Table 2 Optical coherence tomography parameters in each group.

From: A comparison of peripapillary vessel density between subjects with normal-tension glaucoma and primary open-angle glaucoma with similar extents of glaucomatous damage

 

Control group

GS group

NTG group

POAG group

P-value

Post-hoc P-values

Control vs. GS

Control vs. NTG

Control vs. POAG

GS vs. NTG

GS vs. POAG

NTG vs. POAG

Disc parameters

 Rim area (mm2)

1.26 ± 0.18

1.16 ± 0.25

0.89 ± 0.21

0.79 ± 0.30

 < 0.001

0.301

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.064

 Disc area (mm2)

1.90 ± 0.38

2.05 ± 0.44

2.00 ± 0.49

1.85 ± 0.47

0.112

      

 CD ratio

0.54 ± 0.12

0.63 ± 0.13

0.71 ± 0.13

0.73 ± 0.13

 < 0.001

0.032

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.009

0.002

0.900

RNFL (μm)

 Average

96.6 ± 8.9

95.0 ± 11.8

77.3 ± 11.1

76.3 ± 15.9

 < 0.001

0.922

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.461

 Superior

120.3 ± 15.8

117.1 ± 18.2

90.5 ± 22.4

87.7 ± 24.2

 < 0.001

0.922

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.254

 Temporal

70.3 ± 10.1

72.6 ± 12.4

65.9 ± 16.8

61.1 ± 18.5

0.003

0.927

0.425

0.012

0.229

0.008

0.274

 Inferior

121.8 ± 1.3

120.4 ± 20.9

87.2 ± 23.1

86.8 ± 26.7

 < 0.001

0.995

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.999

 Nasal

70.6 ± 10.6

69.7 ± 9.5

68.5 ± 12.7

67.6 ± 11.4

0.555

      
  1. RNFL retinal nerve fiber layer.
  2. Significance values are in bold.