Table 1 Showing comparison of best fit spherical radius of curvature at choroid inner boundary (CIB, mm) and best fit spherical radius of curvature at choroid outer boundary (COB, mm) across different age groups.
From: Three-dimensional choroidal contour mapping in healthy population
Descriptive | Mean ± SD (95% CI) | P value | ||||
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Age | < 30 | 30–44 | 45–59 | ≥ 60 | Total | |
CIB (nasal) | 32.3 ± 8.5 (28.8–35.8) | 27.1 ± 10.2 (23.4–30.8) | 28.0 ± 14.1 (22.0–34.1) | 24.9 ± 9.9 (21.0–28.8) | 28.0 ± 10.9 (25.9–30.1) | 0.096 |
CIB (inferior) | 40.8 ± 18.8 (33.0–48.5) | 37.5 ± 13.0 (32.8–42.2) | 39.1 ± 13.0 (33.5–44.7) | 31.5 ± 10.0 (27.5–35.4) | 37.1 ± 14.2 (34.4–39.8) | 0.092 |
CIB (temporal) | 35.3 ± 16.4 (28.6–42.1) | 34.1 ± 12.4 (29.7–38.6) | 29.8 ± 11.1 (25.0–34.5) | 26.9 ± 12.1 (22.1–31.7) | 31.6 ± 13.3 (29.1–34.2) | 0.074 |
CIB (superior) | 35.5 ± 20.3 (27.1–43.9) | 34.7 ± 16.5 (28.7–40.6) | 34.8 ± 12.1 (29.5–40.0) | 26.2 ± 9.1 (22.6–29.8) | 32.7 ± 15.5 (29.8–35.7) | 0.086 |
CIB (central) | 29.1 ± 14.9 (22.9–35.2) | 28.6 ± 15.1 (23.1–34.0) | 24.6 ± 14.5 (18.3–30.9) | 17.6 ± 9.2 (13.9–21.2) | 25.1 ± 14.3 (22.3–27.8) | 0.008 |
CIB (overall) | 35.4 ± 9.5 (31.5–39.3) | 33.6 ± 10.7 (29.7–37.4) | 32.2 ± 7.1 (29.1–35.2) | 28.3 ± 8.5 (24.9–31.6) | 32.4 ± 9.4 (30.6–34.2) | 0.04 |
COB (nasal) | 26.2 ± 11.8 (21.3–31.1) | 23.3 ± 8.7 (20.2–26.5) | 22.6 ± 10.7 (18.0–27.2) | 21.6 ± 10.2 (17.6–25.7) | 23.4 ± 10.3 (21.4–25.4) | 0.424 |
COB (inferior) | 19.5 ± 5.5 (17.2–21.8) | 18.5 ± 4.7 (16.8–20.1) | 23.3 ± 7.6 (20.0–26.6) | 22.3 ± 7.3 (19.4–25.2) | 20.7 ± 6.5 (19.5–22.0) | 0.017 |
COB (temporal) | 20.3 ± 8.7 (16.7–23.9) | 17.3 ± 7.8 (14.5–20.1) | 22.2 ± 6.1 (19.6–24.8) | 23.4 ± 11.2 (19.0–27.9) | 20.6 ± 8.9 (18.9–22.3) | 0.044 |
COB (superior) | 19.4 ± 10.7 (15.0–23.8) | 18.2 ± 4.3 (16.7–19.7) | 19.7 ± 7.1 (16.6–22.8) | 20.2 ± 6.7 (17.5–22.8) | 19.3 ± 7.3 (17.9–20.7) | 0.759 |
COB (central) | 7.2 ± 5.4 (5.0–9.4) | 4.8 ± 3.8 (3.5–6.2) | 9.0 ± 8.3 (5.4–12.6) | 8.3 ± 5.3 (6.2–10.4) | 7.2 ± 5.9 (6.0–8.3) | 0.037 |
COB (overall) | 21.5 ± 3.4 (20.1–22.9) | 21.3 ± 4.2 (19.8–22.9) | 23.7 ± 4.7 (21.7–25.8) | 23.8 ± 6.2 (21.3–26.3) | 22.5 ± 4.8 (21.6–23.4) | 0.09 |