Table 2 Comparisons of vortex vein ampullae morphological parameters between PSD and healthy participants.

From: Structural changes in vortex vein ampullae in eyes with pachychoroid-spectrum disorder

Characteristics

PSD, N = 46

Healthy, N = 15

P value

Supratemporal

 Mean luminal volume ± SD; median, pixels

6.8*106 ± 2.4*106; 7.1*106

6.5*106 ± 2.7*106; 6.4*106

0.693

 Mean luminal proportion ± SD; median

0.28 ± 0.05; 0.28

0.29 ± 0.05; 0.29

0.839

 Mean length ± SD; median, pixels

4.2*103 ± 1.0*103; 4.2*103

4.3*103 ± 1.1*103; 4.3*103

0.863

 Mean diameter ± SD; median, pixels

22.6 ± 3.8; 23.0

21.6 ± 2.9; 22.1

0.487

Infratemporal

 Mean luminal volume ± SD; median, pixels

6.9*106 ± 1.8*106; 6.9*106

4.7*106 ± 1.5*106; 4.4*106

< 0.001

 Mean luminal proportion ± SD; median

0.30 ± 0.04; 0.30

0.29 ± 0.04; 0.28

0.353

 Mean length ± SD; median, pixels

4.0*103 ± 1.0*103; 4.1*103

3.2*103 ± 8.5*102; 3.2*103

0.021

 Mean diameter ± SD; median, pixels

23.7 ± 2.8; 23.7

21.8 ± 2.2; 22.2

0.040

  1. P-values were calculated using the Mann-Whitney U test.
  2. PSD pachychoroid-spectrum disorders, SD standard deviation.