Table 1 Average vessel tortuosity of “Normal” and “Abnormal” groups at different circular regions of interest.

From: A novel method of quantifying retinal vascular tortuosity in retinopathy of prematurity

Multiplier*

Normal group

Abnormal group

P-value

2x

8.50 [5.29–11.71]

19.02 [-0.49–38.53]

0.277

4x

29.01 [22.04–35.97]

72.12 [38.31–105.93]

0.017

6x

55.71 [43.21–68.21]

155.37 [102.88–207.86]

< 0.001

8x

66.85 [55.59–78.12]

208.76 [148.44–269.08]

< 0.001

10x

87.66 [72.51–102.80]

281.99 [215.22–348.77]

< 0.001

12x

102.15 [85.85–118.44]

361.80 [283.84–439.76]

< 0.001

14x

108.93 [90.16–127.70]

419.18 [312.91–525.46]

< 0.001

16x

131.61 [98.92–164.29]

470.23 [313.68–626.78]

0.002

18x

152.63 [114.31–190.94]

633.72 [154.36–1113.07]

0.047

20x

199.84 [30.92–368.77]

N.A.

N.A.

  1. Data presented as degrees [95% confidence interval].
  2. *Multiplier = refers to the ratio of the diameter of the circular region of interest to the diameter of the optic disc.
  3. N.A. = Data not available.