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Table 1 Vascular density and blood flow of the retinal capillary networks and choriocapillaris in eyes with central retinal vein occlusion (case) compared to fellow eyes of patients and healthy eyes (control)

From: Quantitative measurement of vascular density and flow using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in patients with central retinal vein occlusion: Can OCTA help in distinguishing ischemic from non-ischemic type?

 

Groups

Mean ± SD (range)

P1

P2

P3

Case

Fellow eye

Control

Flow in superficial capillary network in 3 × 3 mm image

1.171 ± 0.262

1.362 ± 0.285

1.453 ± 0.105

< 0.001

0.003

0 < .001

0.183

 

(0.426–1.583)

(0.455–1.949)

(1.159–1.625)

    

Flow in deep capillary network in 3 × 3 mm image

1.042 ± 0.402

1.331 ± 0.315

1.526 ± 0.123

< 0.001

0.001

0 < .001

0.024

 

(0.164–1.55)

(0.371–1.657)

(1.152–1.673)

    

Flow in choriocapillaris in 3 × 3 mm image

1.206 ± 0.543

1.841 ± 0.308

1.966 ± 0.05

< 0.001

0 < .001

0 < .001

0.274

 

(0.212–1.961)

(0.466–2.056)

(1.833–2.059)

    

Whole vascular density of superficial capillary network

45.92 ± 4.2

50.99 ± 4.35

52.85 ± 2.99

< 0.001

0 < .001

0 < .001

0.069

 

(38.93–57.95)

(39.24–57.34)

(47.59–57.57)

    

Foveal vascular density of superficial capillary network

36.47 ± 9.78

30.13 ± 7.12

30.63 ± 6.44

< 0.001

0.003

0.018

0.824

 

(22.53–65.34)

(19.4–54.78)

(13.29–42.25)

    

Parafoveal vascular density of superficial capillary network

47.04 ± 5

52.91 ± 4.79

55.01 ± 3.45

< 0.001

0 < .001

0 < .001

0.062

 

(37.3–61.39)

(41.27–58.92)

(48.02–59.5)

    

Parafoveal vascular density of superficial capillary network in temporal area

44.75 ± 5.66

51.19 ± 6.11

53.7 ± 2.76

< 0.001

0 < .001

0 < .001

0.066

 

(28.03–59.48)

(36.89–58.63)

(47.1–57.78)

    

Parafoveal vascular density of superficial capillary network in superior area

47.37 ± 5.67

53.97 ± 4.7

55.76 ± 3.39

< 0.001

0 < .001

0 < .001

0.169

 

(36.29–64.65)

(40.92–60.37)

(49.17–60.31)

    

Parafoveal vascular density of superficial capillary network in nasal

48.09 ± 4.39

52.54 ± 5.03

53.92 ± 5.92

< 0.001

0.001

0 < .001

0.321

 

(40.79–57.97)

(39.17–59.88)

(33.43–59.36)

    

Parafoveal vascular density of superficial capillary network in inferior part

47.34 ± 7.08

53.52 ± 5.33

56.01 ± 3.89

< 0.001

0 < .001

0 < .001

0.169

 

(32.56–63.46)

(40.75–60.45)

(48.54–61.06)

    

Whole vascular density of deep capillary network

48.03 ± 4.71

55.86 ± 3.81

58.2 ± 2.65

< 0.001

0 < .001

0 < .001

0.857

 

(39.8–59.3)

(46.59–60.07)

(52.2–63.1)

    

Foveal vascular density of deep capillary network

34.15 ± 12.36

27.54 ± 6.44

28.99 ± 7.97

< 0.001

0 < .001

0 < .001

0.049

 

(11.31–59.44)

(11.85–39.58)

(10.2–46.4)

    

Parafoveal vascular density of deep capillary network

49.65 ± 5.4

58.35 ± 4.01

60.87 ± 3.55

< 0.001

0.005

0.045

0.559

 

(37.89–62.66)

(48.55–63.47)

(50.87–68.2)

    

Parafoveal vascular density of deep capillary network in temporal part

48.1 ± 6.59

55.92 ± 6.73

60.07 ± 3.18

< 0.001

0 < .001

0 < .001

0.011

 

(32.27–61.94)

(36.15–64.19)

(53.44–67.18)

    

Parafoveal vascular density of deep capillary network in superior part

49.94 ± 7.06

60.1 ± 4.82

62.53 ± 2.41

< 0.001

0 < .001

0 < .001

0.096

 

(36.26–65.68)

(48.65–68.04)

(58.51–67.45)

    

Parafoveal vascular density of deep capillary network in nasal part

50.88 ± 5.92

57.79 ± 5.36

58.52 ± 8.47

< 0.001

0 < .001

0.001

0.942

 

(32.25–59.86)

(41.73–67.55)

(26.4–66.45)

    

Parafoveal vascular density of deep capillary network in inferior part

49.05 ± 8.4

58.72 ± 5.09

62.75 ± 2.85

< 0.001

0 < .001

0 < .001

0.009

 

(28.26–64.84)

(47.57–65.43)

(58.13–68.39)

    

Flow in superficial capillary network in 8 × 8 mm image

10.952 ± 1.846

11.77 ± 1.497

12.591 ± 1.035

0.001

0.089

0 < .001

0.030

 

(5.9–13.76)

(7.641–13.841)

(10.641–14.655)

    

Flow in deep capillary network in 8 × 8 mm image

7.907 ± 3.155

10.449 ± 3.124

12.576 ± 1.742

< 0.001

0.002

0 < .001

0.004

 

(1.452–13.215)

(3.517–14.988)

(9.874–15.157)

    

Flow in choriocapillaris in 8 × 8 mm image

11.543 ± 4.802

16.757 ± 2.669

17.486 ± 0.414

< 0.001

0 < .001

0 < .001

0.392

 

(1.443–17.378)

(2.828–17.987)

(16.393–18.344)

    
  1. Based on GEE, SD standard deviation; p value among three groups; P1 p value between case and fellow eye; P2 p value between case and control; P3 p value between fellow eye and control