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Table 2 Statistical description of macular retina-related detection indices in each group

From: Effects of smoking on the retina of patients with dry age-related macular degeneration by optical coherence tomography angiography

Variables

Control nonsmoking (n = 49)

Control smoking (n = 12)

Dry AMD nonsmoking (n = 38)

Dry AMD smoking (n = 35)

P value

FAZ (mm2), mean ± SD

0.33 ± 0.12

0.32 ± 0.12

0.41 ± 0.20

0.35 ± 0.13

0.15

FD (%), mean ± SD

50.56 ± 5.64a

49.11 ± 6.89ab

44.62 ± 9.65b

47.77 ± 7.35ab

0.02

SCP

 whole (%), mean ± SD

46.70 ± 4.64a

47.84 ± 4.77a

43.56 ± 5.26b

44.58 ± 4.02b

 < 0.01

 foveal (%), mean ± SD

16.82 ± 6.43a

18.48 ± 4.43a

12.52 ± 6.58b

15.83 ± 6.12a

 < 0.01

 parafoveal (%), mean ± SD

48.94 ± 5.54a

50.27 ± 5.84a

44.77 ± 5.36b

46.64 ± 5.30ab

 < 0.01

DCP

 whole (%), mean ± SD

47.19 ± 6.41a

44.34 ± 7.83ab

42.95 ± 7.52b

44.46 ± 5.16ab

0.03

 foveal (%), mean ± SD

30.77 ± 8.08

30.72 ± 5.77

26.81 ± 7.73

29.61 ± 8.75

0.13

 parafoveal (%), mean ± SD

53.99 ± 4.86a

49.03 ± 8.24ab

49.86 ± 7.48b

50.13 ± 5.50b

 < 0.01

 full-layer FRT (mm), mean ± SD

252.35 ± 28.94a

260.17 ± 26.28a

236.68 ± 32.60b

229.74 ± 45.42b

 < 0.01

 inner FRT (mm), mean ± SD

67.80 ± 20.40a

69.83 ± 23.80ab

56.10 ± 18.76b

59.74 ± 15.15ab

 < 0.01

 outer FRT (mm), mean ± SD

184.55 ± 14.53ab

194.25 ± 13.57a

180.58 ± 27.97b

174.06 ± 36.86ab

0.03

  1. Abbreviations: FAZ Foveal avascular zone, FD Foveal density in a 300 μm region around FAZ, SCP Superficial capillary plexuses, DCP Deep capillary plexuses, FRT Fovea retinal thickness. Different letters indicate that the difference is statistically significant, a > b