Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics of patients with optic atrophy (OA group) and control subjects (control group).

From: Quantitative evaluation of intraorbital optic nerve in optic atrophy using diffusion tensor imaging

 

Age (years)

Sex

Diagnosis [time from onset]

RNFL (\(\mu m\))

Affected

Non-affected

Cases (OA group)

Case 1

54

M

Traumatic optic neuropathy [7 months]

51

113

Case 2

45

F

Traumatic optic neuropathy [5 months]

60

108

Case 3

60

F

Toxic optic neuropathy [16 months]

37

109

Case 4

60

M

Traumatic optic neuropathy [6 months]

62

105

Case 5

60

M

Traumatic optic neuropathy [59 months]

48

103

Case 6

66

M

Traumatic optic neuropathy [30 months]

41

121

Groups

OA group (N = 6)

57.50 ± 7.20

33%*

 

49.83 ± 9.99a

109.83 ± 6.46b

Control group (N = 11)

50.55 ± 8.03

64%*

 

109.64 ± 4.99c

P-value

0.083§

0.232†

 

 < 0.001††

  1. Continuous variables in each group are presented as the mean ± standard deviation.
  2. N number of subjects, OA optic atrophy, RNFL total retinal nerve fiber layer thickness, F female, M male.
  3. *Female ratio percentage.
  4. †Chi-square test.
  5. ††Mann–Whitney U test (a vs. b, a vs. c).
  6. §Mann–Whitney U test.
  7. aMean of RNFL thickness in affected eyes.  bMean of RNFL thickness in non-affected eyes. cMean of averaged RNFL thickness in both eyes.
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