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Table 2 Macular perfusion parameters before and after drinking coffee or water

From: A moderate dosage of coffee causes acute retinal capillary perfusion decrease in healthy young individuals

  

Baseline

(n = 27)

0.5 h after drinking (n = 26)#

2 h after drinking

(n = 26)#

Coffee

    

Superficial retinal layer

Vessel diameter index

19.13 ± 0.26

19.11 ± 0.25

19.05 ± 0.24‡

 

Vessel area density

0.47 ± 0.01

0.46 ± 0.01

0.47 ± 0.02

 

Vessel skeleton density

0.14 ± 0.00

0.14 ± 0.00

0.14 ± 0.01

 

Flow impairment regiona

0.38 ± 0.18

0.39 ± 0.15

0.45 ± 0.26

Deep retinal layer

Vessel diameter index

18.43 ± 0.19

18.37 ± 0.20

18.36 ± 0.22

 

Vessel area density

0.45 ± 0.02

0.45 ± 0.02

0.45 ± 0.02

 

Vessel skeleton density

0.14 ± 0.00

0.14 ± 0.00

0.14 ± 0.01

 

Flow impairment region

0.33 ± 0.11

0.34 ± 0.16

0.32 ± 0.12

Overall retinal layer

Vessel diameter index

18.73 ± 0.23

18.70 ± 0.24

18.66 ± 0.22†

 

Vessel area density

0.48 ± 0.01

0.48 ± 0.01

0.48 ± 0.02

 

Vessel skeleton density

0.15 ± 0.00

0.15 ± 0.01

0.15 ± 0.01

 

Flow impairment region

0.35 ± 0.13

0.36 ± 0.13

0.38 ± 0.20

Water

    

Superficial retinal layer

Vessel diameter index

19.08 ± 0.29

19.10 ± 0.30

19.08 ± 0.27

 

Vessel area density

0.47 ± 0.01

0.47 ± 0.01

0.47 ± 0.01

 

Vessel skeleton density

0.14 ± 0.00

0.14 ± 0.00

0.14 ± 0.00

 

Flow impairment region

0.35 ± 0.17

0.36 ± 0.19

0.35 ± 0.17

Deep retinal layer

Vessel diameter index

18.42 ± 0.24

18.39 ± 0.24

18.41 ± 0.23

 

Vessel area density

0.46 ± 0.02

0.46 ± 0.01

0.46 ± 0.02

 

Vessel skeleton density

0.14 ± 0.00

0.14 ± 0.00

0.14 ± 0.00

 

Flow impairment region

0.28 ± 0.12

0.27 ± 0.10

0.29 ± 0.14

Overall retinal layer

Vessel diameter index

18.68 ± 0.24

18.70 ± 0.27

18.67 ± 0.24

 

Vessel area density

0.49 ± 0.01

0.48 ± 0.01

0.49 ± 0.01

 

Vessel skeleton density

0.15 ± 0.00

0.15 ± 0.00

0.15 ± 0.00

 

Flow impairment region

0.33 ± 0.15

0.33 ± 0.11

0.33 ± 0.13

  1. Values are mean ± SD.
  2. a, Flow impairment region is measured in square millimeters (mm2)
  3. Reference group: Baseline. Repeated measures analysis of variance, significance level: *p < 0.05; †p < 0.01; ‡p < 0.001
  4. #, Images of one participant were excluded from analysis due to artifacts