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Table 3 Vascular density in deep capillary plexus (DCP) 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

51.15 (16.36–63.32)

50.23 (16.36–63.32)

51.41 (43.53–61.12)

–*

52.93 (42.62–61.51)

–*

–*

49.14 (28.51–58.65)

–*

0.054*

0.018*

0.300

WI-sup-hemi

< 7

7–10

11–14

50.91 (22.81–62.88)

50.66 (23.50–62.88)

51.07 (42.97–61.87)

–*

52.29 (42.58–61.36)

–*

–*

50.44 (22.81–60.14)

–*

–*

0.028*

0.379

WI-inf-hemi

< 7

7–10

11–14

51.38 (8.93–63.32)

50.33 (8.93–63.32)

51.83 (42.22–60.40)

–*

52.70 (42.66–61.65)

–*

–*

50.04 (39.95–57.20)

–*

0.036*

0.018*

0.186

Fovea

< 7

7–10

11–14

36.99 (± 8.82)

35.86 (± 10.73)

38.12 (± 10.81)

–*

37.79 (± 6.51)

–*

–*

34.84

(± 6.39)

–*

–*

–*

**0.290

Para-fovea

< 7

7–10

11–14

55.81 (6.75–64.83)

55.97 (6.75–64.83)

54.62 (33.28–62.90)

–*

56.34 (48.67–63.47)

–*

–*

51.14 (28.06–59.01)

–*

–*

0.035*

0.404

Para-sup-hemi

< 7

7–10

11–14

54.72 (7.01)

54.29 (9.66)

54.98 (5.20)

–*

56.00 (4.21)

–*

–*

52.49 (9.10)

–*

–*

–*

**0.519

Para-inf-hemi

< 7

7–10

11–14

55.35 (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)

–*

–*

0.027*

0.420

Perifovea

< 7

7–10

11–14

52.46 (16.88–65.79)

51.37 (16.88–65.79)

52.93 (44.34–61.67)

–*

53.01 (44.56–62.58)

–*

–*

50.62 (31.76–59.31)

–*

0.028*

0.007*

0.169

Peri-sup-hemi

< 7

7–10

11–14

51.64 (23.81–67.10)

51.42 (23.86–67.10)

52.29 (42.51–61.80)

–*

52.11 (44.10–61.95)

–*

–*

50.61 (23.81–60.82)

–*

–*

0.026*

0.336

Peri-inf-hemi

< 7

7–10

11–14

51.73 (7.20)

49.82 (11.10)

53.35 (4.29)

–*

53.50 (4.75)

–*

–*

49.45 (6.19)

–*

0.008*

0.004*

0.060

  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