Research Article
Investigation of Retinal Microcirculation in Diabetic Patients Using Adaptive Optics Ophthalmoscopy and Optical Coherence Angiography
Table 4
Results of the post hoc analysis between the four groups included in the study controlling for age.
| | Studied parameters | Control no DR group | Control NPDR group | Control PDR group | No DR group NPDR group | No DR group PDR group | NPDR group PDR group |
| | Vessel diameter | 1.000 | 0.256 | 1.00 | 0.215 | 1.000 | 0.420 | | Lumen diameter | 1.000 | 0.575 | 1.00 | 0.261 | 1.000 | 0.300 | | Wall thickness | 1.000 | 0.360 | 0.90 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | | Wall to lumen ratio | 0.501 | 1.000 | 0.022 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.120 | | Wall cross sectional area | 1.000 | 0.111 | 0.872 | 1.000 | 0.445 | 1.000 | | Foveal avascular zone | 1.000 | 0.833 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | | Superficial capillary density | 1.000 | 0.015 | 0.016 | 0.058 | 0.066 | 1.000 |
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Legend: DR: diabetic retinopathy; NPDR: nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy; PDR: proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
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