Table 3 Blood flow velocity data for all study groups (first three columns, units: mm/s) and Kruskal-Wallis Test results for blood flow velocity data (last three columns).

From: Relationship between the morphology of the foveal avascular zone, retinal structure, and macular circulation in patients with diabetes mellitus

Descriptor

Healthy

DM

MDR

Healthy vs. DM*

Healthy vs. MDR*

DM vs. MDR*

Arteries

4.58 ± 1.23

4.70 ± 1.29

4.64 ± 1.31

0.94

0.94

0.64

Veins

3.27 ± 0.900

3.16 ± 0.759

2.88 ± 0.670

0.57

0.016 (>)

0.027 (>)

Superior Arteries

4.55 ± 1.22

4.67 ± 1.39

4.58 ± 1.16

0.99

0.94

0.92

Superior Veins

3.23 ± 0.894

3.18 ± 0.855

2.83 ± 0.856

0.34

0.052

0.016 (>)

Inferior Arteries

4.58 ± 1.40

4.57 ± 1.37

4.51 ± 1.51

0.94

0.62

0.59

Inferior Veins

3.22 ± 1.04

3.10 ± 0.853

2.86 ± 0.679

0.84

0.34

0.30

  1. *If significant, a greater than or less than sign is presented to dictate which was greater, following the notation given in the group headings.