Table 2 Data for ocular examination, OCTA parameters and serologic data.

From: Vulnerable parafoveal microcirculation quadrant in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

 

DM (n = 47)

Control (n = 21)

p value

Ocular exam

 SE (diopter)

−0.50 (−4.00, 0.75)

−3.00 (−4.38, −0.75)

0.081

 IOP (mmHg)

15.00 (13.00, 19.00)

17.00 (14.00, 17.50)

0.425

 CCT (µm)

539.0 (506.0, 561.0)

542.0 (523.0, 567.0)

0.477

 ECD (cell/mm2)

2743 (2448, 3010)

2781 (2595, 3052)

0.671

 AxL (mm)

24.6 (23.5, 25.5)

24.5 (23.9, 25.0)

0.705

OCTA parameters

 FAZ (mm2)

0.30 (0.22, 0.38)

0.25 (0.18,0.30)

0.046*

 Parafoveal superficial VD (%)

46.73 (43.66,50.66)

52.37 (48.90,53.92)

0.002*

 Parafoveal deep VD (%)

50.35 (47.35,54.02)

54.26 (49.57,56.79)

0.019*

Sectoral VD of parafoveal superficial region (%)

Temporal

47.16 (42.82, 50.93)

50.85 (47.71,53.36)

0.012*

Superior

47.86 (44.97, 51.22)

53.87 (50.07,55.31)

0.001*

Nasal

45.43 (43.20, 50.01)

50.70 (46.18,53.83)

0.004*

Inferior

46.96 (41.92, 51.89)

52.57 (48.84,54.41)

0.002*

Sectoral VD of parafoveal deep region (%)

Temporal

51.06 (48.73,55.35)

55.43 (51.62,57.51)

0.012*

Superior

49.66 (45.97,52.68)

52.48 (47.36,56.14)

0.050

Nasal

51.37 (48.29,55.35)

55.03 (51.93,58.48)

0.034*

Inferior

49.15 (44.83,52.79)

53.31 (47.46,55.90)

0.018*

Serologic data

 HbA1c (%)

6.30 (5.83,6.60)

5.40 (5.30,5.78)

< 0.001*

  1. SE spherical equivalent, IOP intraocular pressure, CCT central corneal thickness, ECD endothelial cell density (cell/mm2), AxL axial length, VD: vessel density, FAZ foveal avascular zone (FAZ).
  2. *p value less than 0.05.