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Table 2 Macular pigment optical density (MPOD, in density units D.U.) in the MARS II and MARS III examinations and their differences (ΔMPOD)

From: Changes of macular pigment optical density in elderly eyes: a longitudinal analysis from the MARS study

 

MPOD

MARS II

MPOD

MARS III

ΔMPOD

p value

Mean (SEM)

Mean (SEM)

Mean (SEM)

 

At 0.25°

0.658 (0.010)

0.670 (0.010)

0.012 (0.008)

0.0814

At 0.50°

0.568 (0.010)

0.583 (0.010)

0.014 (0.006)

0.0138

At 1.0°

0.449 (0.008)

0.461 (0.008)

0.011 (0.005)

0.0196

At 2.0°

0.157 (0.004)

0.172 (0.004)

0.015 (0.002)

<0.0001