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Table 2 Mean retinal layer thickness (µm) in PTDM patients and non-PTDM controls

From: Early retinal neurovascular findings in post-transplant diabetes mellitus patients without clinical signs of diabetic retinopathy

Retinal Layer Thickness,

ETDRS (µm)

PTDM (µm)

Control (µm)

95%CI

p-value

(n = 68 eyes)

(n = 94 eyes)

Retina

    

Center retinal thickness

188.16

193.26

-19.72 to 9.54

0.495

Total volume

7.54

7.77

-0.5 to 0.4

0.089

Inner temporal

285.06

294.65

-22.54 to 3.38

0.147

Inner superior

295.86

304.80

-21.28 to 3.41

0.156

Inner nasal

292.38

303.96

-24.06 to 0.92

0.069

Inner inferior

293.55

302.71

-21.59 to 3.28

0.149

GCL+

    

Total

65.65

69.61

-8.13 to 0.22

0.063

Temporal superior

66.49

69.18

-7.34 to 1.96

0.257

Superior

64.06

67.57

-7.87 to 0.86

0.115

Nasal superior

68.69

72.18

-8.23 to 1.25

0.149

Nasal inferior

67.53

70.91

-8.02 to 1.26

0.154

Inferior

61.64

66.36

-8.76 to -0.68

0.022

Temporal inferior

65.45

71.25

-10.23 to -0.76

0.024

RNFL

    

Temporal

70.12

74.85

-11.51 to 2.04

0.171

Temporal superior

112.40

134.43

-34.78 to -9.28

0.001

Temporal inferior

120.33

139.47

-33.26 to -5.03

0.008

Nasal superior

111.98

117.35

-18.02 to 7.27

0.406

Nasal

83.31

88.04

-11.72 to 2.26

0.185

Nasal inferior

118.29

130.51

-24.77 to 0.34

0.057

  1. ETDRS: Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study; GCL+: Ganglion cell layer plus inner plexiform layer; RNFL: retinal nerve fiber layer