Pre- and post-operative differences between genders in idiopathic macular holes

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Table 2 Comparisons of OCT parameters between genders

	Male	Female	P
Horizontal
MLD, μm	577.1 ± 135.9	630.5 ± 136.3	0.009 *
BD, μm	1184.7 ± 233.8	1166.3 ± 210.6	0.94
H, μm	489.1 ± 84.6	458.3 ± 53.2	0.028 *
FC, μm	607.6 ± 180.4	535.9 ± 142.7	0.08
DHI	0.49 ± 0.09	0.54 ± 0.08	< 0.001 *
MHI	0.42 ± 0.07	0.40 ± 0.08	0.042 *
THI	0.90 ± 0.30	0.76 ± 0.21	0.001 *
HFF	1.49 ± 0.09	1.54 ± 0.08	< 0.001 *
Vertical
MLD, μm	541.1 ± 132.9	578.5 ± 141.4	0.07
BD, μm	1089.8 ± 201.5	1088.1 ± 205.9	0.95
H, μm	485.4 ± 79.6	454.5 ± 52.7	0.012 *
FC, μm	548.7 ± 168.3	509.5 ± 136.7	0.07
DHI	0.50 ± 0.11	0.53 ± 0.09	0.016 *
MHI	0.46 ± 0.09	0.43 ± 0.09	0.043 *
THI	0.99 ± 0.49	0.84 ± 0.27	0.008 *
HFF	1.50 ± 0.11	1.53 ± 0.09	0.016 *
CMT (fellow eye), μm	247.6 ± 17.6	234.7 ± 13.4	< 0.001*
Adjusted CMT (CMT/AXL, fellow eye), μm/mm	10.5 ± 0.9	10.1 ± 0.7	0.045 *

*, P < 0.05; OCT Optical coherence tomography, MLD Minimum linear diameter, BD Basal diameter, H Height of hole, FC Fluid cuff, DHI Diameter hole index, MHI Macular hole index, THI Traction hole index, HFF Hole form factor, CMT Central macular thickness, AXL Axial length

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