Table 2 Clinical characteristics and retinal vascular bifurcation measurements, by refractive error status
From: Changes in retinal vascular bifurcation in eyes with myopia
Parameter | High myopia | Low to moderate myopia | Non-myopia | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | 99 | 234 | 160 | |
Age (years) | 38.67 (10.56) | 39.35 (8.95) | 45.48 (10.70) | < 0.001* |
Female, n (%) | 62 (62.62%) | 142 (60.68%) | 109 (68.13%) | 0.486 |
Spherical equivalent (D) | -8.62 (2.23) | -2.99 (1.44) | 0.26 (0.92) | < 0.001* |
Intraocular pressure (mmHg) | 15.37 (2.76) | 15.40 (2.58) | 15.14 (2.46) | 0.750 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.33 (3.78) | 22.48 (2.64) | 23.11 (2.84) | 0.208 |
Glycosylated hemoglobin (%) | 5.30 (0.35) | 5.24 (0.28) | 5.41 (0.31) | < 0.001* |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.96 (0.68) | 4.95 (0.83) | 5.05 (0.81) | 0.299 |
Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 115.01 (13.89) | 113.19 (12.35) | 115.19 (11.16) | 0.481 |
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 71.04 (9.86) | 69.38 (8.36) | 69.67 (8.68) | 0.398 |
Arteriolar branching angle (degree) | 70.11 (11.73) | 76.59 (11.41) | 75.30 (10.66) | < 0.001* |
Venular branching angle (degree) | 74.51 (12.69) | 76.61 (9.94) | 75.97 (10.70) | 0.277 |
Arteriolar branching coefficient | 1.48 (0.21) | 1.41 (0.18) | 1.47 (0.19) | 0.001* |
Venular branching coefficient | 1.31 (0.18) | 1.26 (0.14) | 1.27 (0.15) | 0.014* |
Arteriolar asymmetry ratio | 0.82 (0.07) | 0.82 (0.06) | 0.81 (0.07) | 0.112 |
Venular asymmetry ratio | 0.74 (0.10) | 0.71 (0.10) | 0.72 (0.10) | 0.041* |
Arteriolar angular asymmetry (degree) | 30.28 (13.52) | 33.76 (11.44) | 32.56 (11.25) | 0.051 |
Venular angular asymmetry (degree) | 37.21 (13.55) | 41.39 (13.41) | 41.02 (12.46) | 0.026* |
Log (arteriolar junctional exponent) | 0.41 (0.06) | 0.43 (0.05) | 0.41 (0.05) | 0.002* |
Log (venular junctional exponent) | 0.45 (0.06) | 0.46 (0.05) | 0.46 (0.05) | 0.224 |