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Table 2 Vascular density in superficial capillary plexus (SCP) of normal children in different age groups

From: Quantification of macular perfusion in healthy children using optical coherence tomography angiography

Groups

VD/Reference group (median, %)

Total (108 eyes)

< 7 (26 eyes)

7–10 (26 eyes)

11–14 (35 eyes)

> 14 (21 eyes)

P-value Kruskal–Wallis test

WI

< 7

7–10

11–14

50.66 (21.04–56.74)

51.83 (21.04–56.74)

51.76 (44.09–55.29)

–*

51.17 (46.58–55.68)

–*

–*

49.53 (35.81–55.01)

–*

0.035*

0.008*

0.085

Wi-sup-hemi

< 7

7–10

11–14

51.01 (25.43–57.60)

51.67 (25.43–56.85)

50.77 (45.27–55.09)

–*

50.99 (46.38–55.60)

–*

–*

49.68 (32.97–57.60)

–*

 < 0.001*

0.049

0.156

Wi-inf-hemi

< 7

7–10

11–14

50.79 (12.29–56.63)

48.99 (12.29–56.63)

50.79 (43.01–55.49)

–*

51.20 (39.01–56.37)

–*

–*

48.47 (39.01–54.03)

–*

0.013*

0.002*

0.034

Fovea

< 7

7–10

11–14

20.10 (± 7.32)

20.34 (± 8.29)

20.20 (± 7.20)

–*

20.31 (± 6.20)

–*

–*

18.26 (± 8.02)

–*

–*

–*

**0.863

Para-fovea

< 7

7–10

11–14

53.12 (5.82–59.68)

51.34 (5.82–59.68)

51.36 (26.58–57.91)

–*

53.88 (44.72–58.61)

–*

–*

51.14 (28.06–59.01)

–*

–*

0.014*

0.089

Para-sup- hemi

 < 7

7–10

11–14

53.79 (10.76–65.85)

51.83 (25.43–65.85)

50.77 (45.27–55.09)

–*

50.99 (46.38–55.60)

–*

–*

49.68 (32.97–56.05)

–*

–*

0.047*

0.274

Para-inf- hemi

 < 7

7–10

11–14

52.79 (0.89–58.97)

50.77 (0.89–50.39)

53.68 (10.95–58.66)

–*

53.15 (44.61–58.73)

–*

–*

50.41 (32.79–58.97)

–*

–*

0.005*

0.060

Perifovea

 < 7

7–10

11–14

51.38 (22.09–57.07)

52.17 (22.09–57.07)

51.56 (47.57–56.02)

–*

51.54 (46.74–56.18)

–*

–*

56.19 (41.03–55.39)

–*

0.024*

0.025*

0.171

Peri-sup- hemi

< 7

7–10

11–14

51.72 (30.82–58.25)

52.43 (30.82–58.25)

51.73 (46.77–55.34)

–*

51.38 (45.85–56.78)

–*

–*

50.43 (40.11–56.79)

–*

0.056*

–*

0.154

Peri-inf-hemi

< 7

7–10

11–14

51.49 (13.32–57.33)

52.14 (13.32–56.54)

51.34 (47.34–56.70)

–*

52.09 (46.33–57.33)

–*

–*

49.67 (40.58–53.99)

–*

0.010*

0.011*

0.131

FAZ

0.28 (0.04–4.20)

0.27 (0.05–1.10)

0.28 (0.10–5.05)

0.29 (0.09–0.40)

0.28 (0.04–4.20)

0.228

  1. In the bolded values, there are significant differences in four groups (Kruskal-Wallis test) and two by two analysis of the variables in the study groups (Mann Whitney U test and post hoc analysis (Dunnett's test))
  2. *Mann–Whitney test
  3. **Kruskal–Wallis Test