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Table 3 Correlation between capillary density, flow area of SCP and thickness of RNFL, GCL + IPL

From: Potential ocular indicators to distinguish posterior cortical atrophy and typical Alzheimer’s disease: a cross-section study using optical coherence tomography angiography

	Capillary density		Flow area
	r	p	r	p
RNFL
0–1 mm circle	0.3870	< 0.0001	0.4190	< 0.0001
0–3 mm circle	0.4859	< 0.0001	0.4573	< 0.0001
1–3 mm ring	0.4657	< 0.0001	0.4348	< 0.0001
Superior inner	0.4977	< 0.0001	0.4569	< 0.0001
Temporal inner	0.3113	0.0015	0.2805	0.0045
Inferior inner	0.5187	< 0.0001	0.4892	< 0.0001
Nasal inner	0.4934	< 0.0001	0.5039	< 0.0001
GCL + IPL
0–1 mm circle	0.8498	< 0.0001	0.8885	< 0.0001
0–3 mm circle	0.5975	< 0.0001	0.5948	< 0.0001
1–3 mm ring	0.5855	< 0.0001	0.5749	< 0.0001
Superior inner	0.5919	< 0.0001	0.6171	< 0.0001
Temporal inner	0.4716	< 0.0001	0.4490	< 0.0001
Inferior inner	0.6134	< 0.0001	0.6081	< 0.0001
Nasal inner	0.6067	< 0.0001	0.6176	< 0.0001

Abbreviation: SCP Superficial capillary plexus, RNFL Retinal nerve fiber layer, GCL Ganglion cell layer, IPL Inner plexus layer. Bold type of p for statistical significance

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