Table 3 The baseline characteristics of the retinitis pigmentosa patients and controls in the ELISA

From: Necrotic enlargement of cone photoreceptor cells and the release of high-mobility group box-1 in retinitis pigmentosa

 

Patients with idiopathic ERM ( n =10)

Patients with ERM secondary to RP ( n =10)

P- value

Age

70.1±5.8 (60–81)

58.9±14.3 (31–73)

0.049

Gender (males : females)

4:6

3:7

0.640

VA (logMAR)

0.21±0.28

0.82±0.53

0.006

MD value (dB)

−1.3±2.8

−18.6±10.5

0.001

Foveal sensitivity (dB)

31.8±3.4

17.3±11.0

0.003

  1. Abbreviations: dB, decibel; ERM, epiretinal membrane; LogMAR, logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution; MD, mean deviation; RP, retinitis pigmentosa; VA, visual acuity.
  2. Data are expressed as mean±S.D.
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