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Table 3 Presence of pachyvessels and SFCT in fellow eyes compared to that of affected eyes

From: Clinical implications of pachyvessels in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy

 

Affected eye N = 82

SFCT (SD) μm

204.6 (85.3)

 

pachyvessels (+)

N = 46

187.3 (71.5)

pachyvessels (−)

N = 36

249.3 (87.7)

P

< 0.001***

Fellow eye

N = 82

SFCT (SD) μm

215.2 (84.5)

pachyvessels (+)

N = 38 (46.3%)

193.0 (73.7)

36 (78.3%)

189.9 (74.6)

2 (5.6%)

246.3 (3.2)

0.3

pachyvessels (−)

N = 44 (57.7%)

234.4 (89.3)

10 (21.7%)

177.2 (60.3)

34 (94.4%)

249.5 (90.3)

0.029*

  1. The mean SFCT in the fellow eyes with pachyvessels was significantly thinner than that of without pachyvessels (P = 0.028). The fellow eyes in pachyvessels positive (+) group have pachyvessels (P = 1.28 × 10–9, chi-square test). The mean SFCT was expressed as SFCT (SD). *:P < 0.05
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BMC Ophthalmology

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