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Table 3 Mean MPOD values (volume, area, maximum and mean) and their correlations with ethnicity

From: Macular pigment optical density in a Brazilian sample

Variable

White

Black

Biracial

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

MPOD volume

8425.57 ± 2028.56

10,884.92 ± 2266.50

8029.12 ± 2030.03

MPOD area

61,723.95 ± 13,150.87

68,496.14 ± 10,031.52

59,366.43 ± 10,401.73

Max MPOD

0.39 ± 0.08

0.43 ± 0.05

0.37 ± 0.07

Mean MPOD

0.13 ± 0.03

0.16 ± 0.02

0.14 ± 0.06

  1. Values of maximum and mean MPOD measured in density units (d.u.); volume measured in d.u. degrees2; area measured in degrees2
  2. MPOD, macular pigment optical density; Max, maximum; SD, standard deviation
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International Journal of Retina and Vitreous

ISSN: 2056-9920

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