Research Article

Continuous Glucose Monitoring-Derived Metrics and Capillary Vessel Density in Subjects with Type 1 Diabetes without Diabetic Retinopathy

Table 4

Correlation between OCTA parameters and CGM-derived glucose metrics in type 1 diabetes after exclusion of smokers and patients with hypertension or hyperlipidemia.

OCTA (vascular parameter)Correlation

TIR (%)Whole SCP VD
Foveal SCP VD
Parafoveal SCP VD
Whole DCP VD
Foveal DCP VD
Parafoveal DCP VD
;
,
,
,
,
,

TBR (%)Whole SCP VD
Foveal SCP VD
Parafoveal SCP VD
Whole DCP VD
Foveal DCP VD
Parafoveal DCP VD
;
,
,
,
,
,

Average glucose (mg/dL)Whole SCP VD
Foveal SCP VD
Parafoveal SCP VD
Whole DCP VD
Foveal DCP VD
Parafoveal DCP VD
,
,
,
,
,
,

CV (%)Whole SCP VD
Foveal SCP VD
Parafoveal SCP VD
Whole DCP VD
Foveal DCP VD
Parafoveal DCP VD
,
,
,
,
,
,

VD: vessel density; SCP: superficial capillary plexus; DCP: deep capillary plexus.