Relationship between Metabolic Syndrome and Ocular Microcirculation Shown by Laser Speckle Flowgraphy in a Hospital Setting Devoted to Sleep Apnea Syndrome Diagnostics
Table 2
Comparison of items of ocular circulation between patients with and without metabolic syndrome.
MetS (+)
MetS (−)
MBR-Tissue
9.7 ± 1.9
11.0 ± 2.0
0.003
MBR-Vessel
32.5 ± 7.6
35.0 ± 7.3
0.15
MBR-All
16.4 ± 4.0
18.7 ± 3.6
0.01
MBR-Choroid
5.4 ± 1.4
6.3 ± 2.0
0.04
BOS-Tissue
73.8 ± 8.2
74.5 ± 6.7
0.69
BOS-Vessel
77.8 ± 6.5
78.6 ± 5.3
0.54
BOS-All
76.2 ± 7.2
77.1 ± 5.7
0.55
BOS-Choroid
67.4 ± 9.7
71.8 ± 7.6
0.03
BOT-Tissue
46.1 ± 5.1
46.5 ± 4.3
0.77
BOT-Vessel
50.2 ± 4.0
51.1 ± 4.1
0.35
BOT-All
48.2 ± 4.0
47.4 ± 8.2
0.29
BOT-Choroid
43.8 ± 4.6
45.2 ± 3.9
0.17
Mean ± standard deviation; unpaired t-test. MetS: metabolic syndrome; MBR: mean blur rate; BOS: blowout score; BOT: blowout time.
