Table 2 Comparison of choroidal parameter in ROP-treated and not-treated ROP patients
From: Choroidal measurements in decision making for retinopathy of prematurity: a decision tree analysis
Variable | Need to treat | Diff. | 95% CI (confidence interval) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | Lower | Upper | |||
Total area | ||||||
Mean ± SD | 349 ± 73 | 438 ± 114 | − 86.4 | − 145.4 | − 27.3 | 0.005 |
Median (range) | 350 (250 to 480) | 440 (210 to 810) | ||||
Stromal area | ||||||
Mean ± SD | 282 ± 61 | 313 ± 72 | − 31.0 | − 69.4 | 7.4 | 0.112 |
Median (range) | 284 (179 to 381) | 309 (182 to 528) | ||||
Luminal area | ||||||
Mean ± SD | 67 ± 23 | 124 ± 76 | − 55.7 | − 93.8 | − 17.6 | 0.005 |
Median (range) | 71 (32 to 102) | 101 (26 to 340) | ||||
Choroidal vascular index (CVI) | ||||||
Mean ± SD | 81 ± 6 | 73 ± 11 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 13.1 | 0.012 |
Median (range) | 80 (72 to 91) | 75 (48 to 92) | ||||
Choroidal stromal index (CSI) | ||||||
Mean ± SD | 19 ± 6 | 27 ± 11 | − 7.4 | − 13.1 | − 1.7 | 0.012 |
Median (range) | 20 (9 to 28) | 25 (8 to 52) | ||||
Foveal choroidal thickness (FCT) | ||||||
Mean ± SD | 254 ± 56 | 305 ± 83 | − 43 | − 85.8 | − 0.7 | 0.04 |
Median (range) | 245 (170 to 390) | 300 (130 to 480) | ||||
Temporal choroidal thickness 500 (TCT 500) | ||||||
Mean ± SD | 238 ± 55 | 263 ± 57 | − 24.6 | − 52.5 | 3.4 | 0.084 |
Median (range) | (147 to 323) | (128 to 433) | ||||
Temporal choroidal thickness 250 (TCT250) | ||||||
Mean ± SD | 243 ± 49 | 272 ± 61 | − 28.5 | − 57.5 | 0.5 | 0.054 |
Median (range) | 246 (152 to 309) | 274 (135 to 461) | ||||
Sub-foveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) | ||||||
Mean ± SD | 247 ± 53 | 284 ± 66 | − 36.1 | − 67.7 | − 4.5 | 0.026 |
Median (range) | 250 (152 to 330) | 290 (132 to 462) | ||||
Nasal choroidal thickness 250 (NCT 250) | ||||||
Mean ± SD | 239 ± 49 | 284 ± 68 | − 44.5 | − 76.8 | − 12.3 | 0.007 |
Median (range) | 236 (135 to 314) | 289 (108 to 435) | ||||
Nasal choroidal thickness 500 (NCT500) | ||||||
Mean ± SD | 249 ± 54 | 282 ± 66 | − 31.7 | − 63.2 | − 0.1 | 0.049 |
Median (range) | 249 (138 to 334) | 283 (152 to 487) | ||||