Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics of the participants.
SS 7 (n = 99) | SS 8 (n = 82) | SS 9 (n = 42) | SS 10 (n = 36) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean ± SD, years) | 26.62 ± 8.55 | 26.80 ± 8.38 | 25.84 ± 6.71 | 27.56 ± 5.26 | 0.382* |
Sex (male/female) | 62/37 | 44/38 | 22/20 | 22/14 | 0.534† |
BCVA (mean ± SD, LogMAR) | 0.02 ± 0.06 | 0.02 ± 0.06 | 0.01 ± 0.03 | 0.01 ± 0.08 | 0.203* |
Spherical equivalent (mean ± SD, diopters) | −2.39 ± 2.53 | −2.06 ± 2.56 | −2.75 ± 3.22 | −3.93 ± 3.20 | 0.092* |
IOP (mean ± SD, mmHg) | 16.06 ± 3.40 | 15.28 ± 3.63 | 15.93 ± 2.91 | 16.33 ± 3.36 | 0.130* |
Central corneal thickness (mean ± SD, μm) | 548.98 ± 43.94 | 538.76 ± 48.96 | 539.52 ± 40.76 | 544.68 ± 47.31 | 0.234* |
Axial length (mean ± SD, mm) | 25.01 ± 1.29 | 25.15 ± 1.27 | 25.10 ± 1.61 | 25.63 ± 1.68 | 0.095* |
Central macular thickness (mean ± SD, μm) | 252.41 ± 20.40 | 253.40 ± 20.62 | 251.24 ± 20.36 | 261.17 ± 15.66 | 0.099* |
Rim area (mean ± SD, mm2) | 1.27 ± 0.23 | 1.28 ± 0.23 | 1.33 ± 0.23 | 1.35 ± 0.31 | 0.145* |
Cup/disc ratio (mean ± SD) | 0.48 ± 0.15 | 0.49 ± 0.17 | 0.44 ± 0.19 | 0.46 ± 0.16 | 0.102* |
Average RNFL thickness (mean ± SD, μm) | 95.65 ± 8.75 | 96.01 ± 8.68 | 96.51 ± 8.80 | 98.63 ± 9.11 | 0.317* |
Superior sector (mean ± SD, μm) | 120.90 ± 15.88 | 118.68 ± 16.57 | 120.54 ± 16.81 | 122.94 ± 15.97 | 0.500* |
Temporal sector (mean ± SD, μm) | 76.93 ± 14.96 | 77.15 ± 13.68 | 77.92 ± 15.60 | 83.14 ± 17.10 | 0.139* |
Inferior sector (mean ± SD, μm) | 119.62 ± 18.55 | 120.48 ± 17.12 | 120.00 ± 22.18 | 121.69 ± 18.37 | 0.928* |
Nasal sector (mean ± SD, μm) | 66.40 ± 11.58 | 65.63 ± 9.61 | 67.41 ± 12.91 | 66.83 ± 8.57 | 0.771* |