Choroidal thickness in relation to urinary albumin excretion rate in type 2 diabetes mellitus without retinopathy

Table 2 Choroidal thickness (CT) of the studied groups

Variable (µm)	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	F	P	Post hoc test
Variable (µm)	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	F	P	1 vs 2	1 vs 3	2 vs 3
SFCT	293.48 ± 28.51	285.87 ± 20.30	270.82 ± 14.90	16.55	< 0.001	0.141	< 0.001	< 0.001
SIM	285.48 ± 26.08	278.88 ± 21.51	266.62 ± 22.41	10.03	< 0.001	0.273	< 0.001	0.013
IIM	287.47 ± 36.19	279.02 ± 24.93	261.67 ± 36.36	9.86	< 0.001	0.218	< 0.001	0.019
TIM	277.03 ± 28.48	273.72 ± 35.27	259.10 ± 22.83	6.36	0.002	0.809	0.003	0.019
NIM	280.27 ± 21.96	275.88 ± 31.45	261.27 ± 25.38	8.42	< 0.001	0.638	< 0.001	0.008
SOM	268.85 ± 19.00	263.48 ± 18.55	250.20 ± 23.10	13.40	< 0.001	0.319	< 0.001	0.001
IOM	270.32 ± 16.88	266.32 ± 14.67	254.90 ± 22.54	11.43	< 0.001	0.458	< 0.001	0.002
TOM	272.65 ± 23.94	265.10 ± 21.35	251.12 ± 18.05	15.86	< 0.001	0.129	< 0.001	0.001
NOM	270.87 ± 21.29	267.33 ± 20.82	255.68 ± 22.07	8.27	< 0.001	0.638	< 0.001	0.009

SFCT subfoveal choroidal thickness; SIM superior of the inner macula (CT); IIM inferior of the inner macula (CT); TIM temporal of the inner macula (CT); NIM nasal of the inner macula (CT); SOM superior of the outer macula (CT); IOM inferior of outer macula (CT); TOM temporal of the outer macula (CT); NOM nasal of the outer macula (CT)

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