Research Article

Relationship between Metabolic Syndrome and Ocular Microcirculation Shown by Laser Speckle Flowgraphy in a Hospital Setting Devoted to Sleep Apnea Syndrome Diagnostics

Table 3

Correlation coefficients of a single-regression analysis between items of ocular circulation and components of metabolic syndrome.

Explanatory variablesMBRBOSBOT

Tissue−0.350.002−0.030.78−0.0010.99
Vessel−0.200.08−0.040.76−0.110.37
All−0.320.005−0.040.74−0.120.31
Choroid−0.240.03−0.270.02−0.140.24

Objective variables: components of metabolic syndrome (0, 1, 2, and 3). . MBR: mean blur rate; BOS: blowout score; BOT: blowout time.