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Table 2 Retinal, choroidal and retrobulbar parameters in TAO patients based on OCTA and CDI scan

From: Correlation between choroidal vascularity and retrobulbar ocular blood flow changes and thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy activity: a cross-sectional study

Variables

inactive group

active group

95% CI

P value

Retinal parameters

    SVD(%)

0.26 ± 0.06

0.27 ± 0.09

-0.03794 to 0.04843

0.81

    DVD(%)

0.35 ± 0.04

0.34 ± 0.08

-0.04776 to 0.02684

0.56

Choroidal parameters

    ChT(um)

286.8 ± 71.25

439.8 ± 60.07

115.9 to 190.0

 < 0.001*

    TCA(mm2)

0.84 ± 0.35

1.02 ± 0.40

-0.02714 to 0.3949

0.08

    LA(mm2)

0.43 ± 0.13

0.75 ± 0.16

0.2428 to 0.4029

 < 0.001*

    SA(mm2)

0.32 ± 0.10

0.31 ± 0.12

-0.07465 to 0.05129

0.71

    CVI(LA/TCA)

0.59 ± 0.29

0.87 ± 0.53

0.03886 to 0.5185

0.02*

Retrobulbar parameters

    OA PSV(cm/s)

26.2 ± 9.93

30.61 ± 13.08

-2.144to10.97

0.18

    OA EDV(cm/s)

7.39 ± 3.27

8.01 ± 2.52

-1.022to2.253

0.45

    OA PI

1.08 ± 0.46

1.09 ± 0.37

-2.181to0.2490

0.89

    OA RI

0.71(0.51,0.85)

0.73(0.64,0.80)

-0.1068 to 0.1207

0.90

    CRA PSV(cm/s)

10.29 ± 1.89

11.56 ± 2.20

0.1139to2.425

0.03*

    CRA EDV(cm/s)

3.42 ± 1.07

3.65 ± 1.30

-0.4432to0.9035

0.49

    CRA PI

1.01 ± 0.25

1.06 ± 0.28

-0.09845 to 0.1985

0.5

    CRA RI

0.66 ± 0.11

0.68 ± 0.11

-0.04501 to0.08326

0.55

    PCA PSV(cm/s)

16.23 ± 4.82

19.93 ± 3.50

1.337to6.061

0.003*

    PCA EDV(cm/s)

6.23 ± 2.65

8.14 ± 3.75

0.07788 to 3.743

0.04*

    PCA PI

1.00 ± 0.28

0.73 ± 0.36

-0.4505 to -0.08732

0.004*

    PCA RI

0.67 ± 0.11

0.53 ± 0.25

-0.2510 to -0.03198

0.01*

  1. SVD superficial vessel density, DVD deep vessel density, ChT choroidal thickness, TCA total choroidal area, LA luminal area, SA stromal area, and CVI choroidal vascularity index, OA PSV ophthalmic artery peak systolic velocity, OA EDV ophthalmic artery end diastolic velocity, OA PI ophthalmic artery pulsatile index, OA RI ophthalmic artery resistance index, CRA PSV central retinal artery peak systolic velocity, CRA EDV central retinal artery end diastolic velocity, CRA PI central retinal artery pulsatile index, CRA RI central retinal artery resistance index, PCA PSV posterior ciliary artery peak systolic velocity, PCA EDV posterior ciliary artery end diastolic velocity, PCA PI posterior ciliary artery pulsatile index, PCA RI posterior ciliary artery resistance index, 
  2. * p < 0.05