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Table 2 Comparisons of capillary density in the radial peripapillary capillary (RPC) network and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness among the three groups

From: Optical coherence tomography angiography as a potential screening tool for cerebral small vessel diseases

 

ADCI, n = 28

SVCI, n = 18

CN, n = 14

p values*

ADCI vs CN

SVCI vs CN

ADCI vs SVCI

Capillary density in the RPC network (%)

 Superior

64.15 (6.39)

60.14 (6.42)

63.16 (6.18)

1.000

0.121

0.033

 Inferior

67.19 (7.34)

64.06 (6.07)

63.43 (7.8)

0.238

1.000

0.171

 Temporal

45.76 (7.13)

42.34 (6.29)

48.45 (7.08)

0.471

0.001

0.048

 Nasal

49.69 (5.52)

50.25 (6.29)

50.51 (5.59)

1.000

1.000

1.000

RNFL thickness (μm)

 Superior

129.80 (19.2)

124.19 (21.73)

126.5 (16.44)

1.000

1.000

1.000

 Inferior

138.25 (22.21)

128.51 (19.5)

138.1 (18.51)

1.000

1.000

1.000

 Temporal

80.48 (12.13)

76.84 (15.36)

77.79 (10.83)

1.000

0.906

1.000

 Nasal

76.33 (15.64)

78.73 (11.84)

81.57 (10.99)

0.404

1.000

0.740

  1. Generalized estimation equation models after controlling for age, sex, hypertension, diabetes, and image quality score
  2. ADCI Alzheimer’s disease cognitive impairment, SVCI subcortical vascular cognitive impairment, CN cognitively normal
  3. *p values: after Bonferroni correction for multiple group comparison