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Table 2 Morphology findings and measurements of fovea by using optical coherence tomography in premature patients

From: Potential application of foveal structural measurements in treatment decision for retinopathy of prematurity: an OCT-based study

  

No

Yes

Sig.

IVB

Laser

Sig.

Variable

Label

      

ERM

No

5(25.0%)

43(34.7%)

0.394

7(36.8%)

36(34.3%)

0.829

Yes

15(75.0%)

81(65.3%)

12(63.2%)

69(65.7%)

CME

No

12(60.0%)

88(71.0%)

0.323

17(89.5%)

71(67.6%)

0.053

Yes

8(40.0%)

36(29.0%)

2(10.5%)

34(32.4%)

CME type

A

6(75.0%)

22(48.6%)

0.322

2(100.0%)

20(60.7%)

0.325

B

2(25.0%)

13(37.1%)

0(0.0%)

13(39.4%)

Foveal Pit shape

No

7(35.0%)

24(19.4%)

0.287

3(15.8%)

21(20.0%)

0.003

Shallow pit

2(10.0%)

16(12.9%)

7(36.8%)

9(8.6%)

Well formed pit

11(55.0%)

84(67.7%)

9(47.4%)

75(71.4%)

Foveal pit irregularity

Irregular

0(0.0%)

3(2.9%)

0.501

1(6.3%)

2(2.3%)

0.394

Regular

15(100.0%)

99(97.1%)

15(93.8%)

84(97.7%)

EIRL

Complete

0(0.0%)

0(0.0%)

0.417

0(0.0%)

0(0.0%)

0.618

Incomplete

0(0.0%)

4(3.2%)

1(5.0%)

3(2.9%)

Absent

20(100.0%)

121(96.8%)

19(95.0%)

102(97.1%)

FIRL thickness

Thick

20(100.0%)

81(64.8%)

0.001

8(40.0%)

73(69.5%)

0.011

Thin

0(0.0%)

44(35.2%)

12(60.0%)

32(30.5%)

FONL widening

Absent

20(100.0%)

111(88.8%)

0.115

16(80.0%)

95(90.5%)

0.173

Present

0(0.0%)

14(11.2%)

4(20.0%)

10(9.5%)

ONL widening type

A

0(0.0%)

6(4.8%)

0.057

3(15.0%)

3(2.9%)

0.001

B

0(0.0%)

21(16.8%)

8(40.0%)

13(12.4%)

C

4(20.0%)

35(28.0%)

3(15.0%)

32(30.5%)

D

16(80.0%)

63(50.4%)

6(30.0%)

57(54.3%)

FOS layers

1

19(95.0%)

66(53.2%)

0.002

6(30.0%)

60(57.7%)

< 0.001

2

1(5.0%)

35(28.2%)

3(15.0%)

32(30.8%)

3

0(0.0%)

23(18.5%)

11(55.0%)

12(11.5%)

HRF

No

17(85.0%)

103(82.4%)

0.775

16(80.0%)

87(82.9%)

0.758

Yes

3(15.0%)

22(17.6%)

4(20.0%)

18(17.1%)

CFT

mean ± SD

188 ± 77.6

217.09 ± 105.9

0.24

237.21 ± 80.5

214.1 ± 109.3

0.09

median (Q1,Q3)

160 (135,265)

179 (145,251)

210 (190,310)

170 (140,250)

FPD

mean ± SD

934.79 ± 376.6

1057.42 ± 332.4

0.06

783.5 ± 273.2

1098.92 ± 322.3

0.003

median (Q1,Q3)

797 (760,1020)

1071 (830,1265)

675 (578,1082)

1102 (871,1273)

FPW

mean ± SD

70.79 ± 46.1

103.83 ± 70

0.015

72.5 ± 44.2

108.58 ± 72.2

0.022

median (Q1,Q3)

68 (31,82)

96 (71,129)

67 (32,81)

98 (81,131)

FPA

mean ± SD

41.5 ± 44.8

66.53 ± 99.5

0.041

28 ± 24.03

72.36 ± 105.3

0.006

median (Q1,Q3)

29 (17,37)

48 (26,68)

20 (9,33)

51 (30,69)

  1. ERM; epiretinal membrane, CME; cystoid macular edema, HRF; hyperreflective foci, EIRL; extrusion of inner retinal layers, FIRL; foveal inner retinal layers, FONL; foveal outer nuclear layer, ONL; outer nuclear layer, CFT; central foveal thickness, FPD; foveal pit depth, FPW; foveal pit width, FPA; foveal pit area