Table 3 Associations of retinal layers with occipital and hippocampal volumetric parameters (n = 2872).

From: Retinal layer assessments as potential biomarkers for brain atrophy in the Rhineland Study

 

Occipital grey matter volume

Occipital white matter volume

Total hippocampal volume

Difference (%) [95% CI] per mm3/µm

Difference (%) per SD [95% CI]

p

Difference (%) [95% CI] per mm3/µm

Difference (%) per SD [95% CI]

p

Difference (%) per mm3/µm [95% CI]

Difference (%) per SD [95% CI]

p

mRNFL

2.41 [-0.50; 5.31]

0.29 [-0.06; 0.64]

0.10

5.93 [2.53; 9.35]

0.72 [0.31; 1.14]

 < 0.001

2.64 [0.14; 5.13]

0.32 [0.02; 0.62]

0.04

mGCL

12.47 [8.74; 16.20]

1.24 [0.87; 1.62]

 < 0.001

15.00 [10.61; 19.39]

1.50 [1.06; 1.93]

 < 0.001

13.27 [10.08; 16.47]

1.32 [1.01; 1.64]

 < 0.001

mIPL

13.77 [8.86; 18.68]

1.02 [0.66; 1.38]

 < 0.001

15.18 [9.40; 20.97]

1.13 [0.70; 1.55]

 < 0.001

17.46 [13.26; 21.65]

1.29 [0.98; 1.60]

 < 0.001

mINL

-1.95 [-7.53; 3.63]

-0.13 [-0.49; 0.24]

0.49

2.35 [-5.50; 8.91]

0.15 [-0.27; 0.58]

0.43

6.94 [2.16; 11.73]

0.45 [0.14; 0.76]

0.004

mOPL

-0.32 [-5.10; 4.45]

-0.02 [-0.37; 0.32]

0.89

0.11 [-7.34; 5.73]

0.00 [-0.01; 0.01]

0.97

5.78 [1.68; 9.88]

0.42 [0.12; 0.71]

0.005

mONL

1.74 [-0.12; 3.61]

0.33 [-0.02; 0.69]

0.07

-0.10 [-2.30; 2.09]

-0.02 [-0.04; 0.04]

0.93

-0.25 [-1.86; 1.35]

-0.05 [-0.35; 0.26]

0.76

mRPE

4.51 [-5.29; 14.29]

0.16 [-0.19; 0.50]

0.37

3.68 [-7.83; 15.18]

0.13 [-0.28; 0.54]

0.53

11.14 [2.75; 19.54]

0.39 [0.10; 0.69]

0.009

pRNFL

0.14 [0.11; 0.17]

1.49 [1.13; 1.84]

 < 0.001

0.19 [0.15; 0.22]

2.00 [1.59; 2.41]

 < 0.001

0.10 [0.07; 0.13]

1.06 [0.76; 1.39]

 < 0.001

BMO–MRW

0.01 [0.00; 0.01]

0.56 [0.21; 0.92]

0.02

0.02 [0.01; 0.02]

0.96 [0.54; 1.38]

 < 0.001

0.01 [0.00; 0.01]

0.48 [0.17; 0.78]

0.002

  1. mRNFL macular retinal nerve fiber layer, mGCL macular ganglion cell layer, mIPL macular inner plexiform layer, mINL macular inner nuclear layer, mOPL macular outer plexiform layer, mONL macular outer nuclear layer, mRPE macular retinal pigment epithelium, pRNFL peripapillary RNFL, BMO–MRW Bruch’s membrane opening–minimum rim width.
  2. Macular layer volumes per mm3; pRNFL and BMO–MRW per µm.