Macular Thickness Assessed with Optical Coherence Tomography in Young Chinese Myopic Patients

Table 2

Difference in macular measurements by sex.

Thickness	Women	Men	Total
(µm)	()	()	()
Total	232.4 ± 16.7	238.7 ± 16.2	236.1 ± 16.3	<0.05
Central fovea	187.2 ± 17.2	193.4 ± 17.3	191.1 ± 17.3	<0.001
Inner region
Average	265.3 ± 15.4	271.1 ± 15.4	268.4 ± 15.3	<0.001
Temporal	252.1 ± 16.3	259.7 ± 16.8	256.4 ± 17.2	<0.001
Superior	268.6 ± 15.6	274.1 ± 15.8	271.4 ± 15.9	<0.001
Nasal	265.4 ± 16.8	270.0 ± 17.5	268.2 ± 17.3	<0.001
Inferior	261.5 ± 14.6	268.6 ± 14.1	265.7 ± 14.1	<0.001
Outer region
Average	235.9 ± 12.7	237.2 ± 12.2	236.7 ± 14.5	0.09
Temporal	216.4 ± 13.0	218.3 ± 13.7	217.6 ± 13.9	0.10
Superior	239.7 ± 14.6	241.6 ± 15.1	240.8 ± 15.0	0.34
Nasal	257.1 ± 17.7	260.5 ± 18.5	258.6 ± 18.4	<0.05
Inferior	224.2 ± 12.7	224.5 ± 13.9	224.2 ± 13.6	0.40