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Table 3 Comparisons of RNFL thickness in disc in the normal control and diabetes with or without retinopathy groups

From: Early neurovascular changes in the retina in preclinical diabetic retinopathy and its relation with blood glucose

 

DM

Control group

no-DR

(N = 144)

Mild NPDR

(N = 44)

p*

Total

(N = 188)

N = 70

p**

p***

Temporal (μm)

72.5 ± 10.4

78.6 ± 12.9

0.001

73.9 ± 11.3

78.1 ± 10.6

0.008

< 0.001

Nasal

(μm)

76.2 ± 11.8

76.8 ± 12.3

0.802

76.4 ± 11.9

74.7 ± 16.9

0.459

0.665

Superior (μm)

122.8 ± 16.7

122.5 ± 22.1

0.918

122.7 ± 18.1

128.4 ± 15.3

0.020

0.068

Inferior (μm)

129.5 ± 15.8

129.9 ± 19.9

0.897

129.6 ± 16.8

132.9 ± 19.1

0.171

0.389

  1. Temporal, the RNFL thickness in temporal field of disc; Nasal, the RNFL thickness in nasal field of disc; Superior, the RNFL thickness in superior field of disc; Inferior, the RNFL thickness in inferior field of disc.
  2. *Comparison of the no-DR and mild NPDR groups using One-way ANOVA with post hoc pairwise comparison
  3. **Comparison of the DM (total) and control groups using the independent samples t-test
  4. ***Comparison of the no-DR, mild NPDR and control groups using one-way ANOVA
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BMC Ophthalmology

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