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Table 2 The frequency of hard exudates and enhanced internal reflectivity of the cyst in different groups

From: Comparison of hyperreflective foci in macular edema secondary to multiple etiologies with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography: An observational study

 

DME

(n = 101)

BRVO-ME (n = 51)

CRVO-ME (n = 59)

UME

(n = 26)

χ2

P

Hard exudates + n (%)

43 (42.6%)

4 (7.8%)

3 (5.1%)

0 (0.0%)

49.409

 < 0.001***

  # DME vs. BRVO-ME

 

-

-

 

-

19.138

 < 0.001***

  # DME vs. CRVO-ME

 

-

-

 

-

25.553

 < 0.001***

  # DME vs. UME

 

-

-

 

-

16.736

 < 0.001***

Enhanced internal reflectivity of the cyst + n (%)

37 (36.6%)

3 (5.9%)

3 (5.1%)

 

0 (0.0%)

40.950

 < 0.001***

  # DME vs. BRVO-ME

 

-

-

 

-

16.527

 < 0.001***

  # DME vs. CRVO-ME

 

-

-

 

-

19.771

 < 0.001***

  # DME vs. UME

 

-

-

 

-

13.440

 < 0.001***

  1. DME Diabetic macular edema, BRVO-ME Branch retinal vein occlusion-macular edema, CRVO-ME Central retinal vein occlusion-macular edema, UME Uveitic macular edema
  2. ***P < 0.001