Relationship between Size of the Foveal Avascular Zone and Carbohydrate Metabolic Disorders during Pregnancy

Table 3

Sizes of the FAZ at early and late stages of pregnancy.

	FAZ of the SCP (mm^2)	FAZ of the DCP (mm^2)
Group I (normal, n = 10)	0.38 ± 0.11	0.78 ± 0.23
Early
Group II (GDM, n = 14)	0.47 ± 0.19	0.71 ± 0.18
Group III (PexD, n = 6)	0.45 ± 0.10	0.74 ± 0.23
Late
Group II (GDM, n = 14)	0.36 ± 0.09	0.68 ± 0.14
Group III (PexD, n = 7)	0.41 ± 0.10	0.83 ± 0.29

DCP: deep capillary plexus layer; FAZ: foveal avascular zone; GDM: gestational diabetes mellitus; PexD: preexisting diabetes; SCP: superficial capillary plexus layer.