Research Article

Quantification of Macular Vascular Density Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography and Its Relationship with Retinal Thickness in Myopic Eyes of Young Adults

Table 1

Demographic characteristics among the different myopia groups.

VariablesMild myopiaModerate myopiaHigh myopia

Number of eyes8111770
Age (year)26.1 ± 2.026.0 ± 1.626.1 ± 1.70.744
IOP at imaging (mmHg)16.51 ± 2.6516.39 ± 2.8117.02 ± 2.310.271
Spherical equivalent (D)−1.75 ± 0.72−4.65 ± 0.84−7.14 ± 0.94<0.001
Systolic BP (mmHg)115.31 ± 11.51114.86 ± 11.68112.63 ± 10.350.297
Diastolic BP (mmHg)69.02 ± 7.0468.71 ± 7.7566.44 ± 6.660.059
MAP (mmHg)84.45 ± 7.2184.09 ± 8.1381.84 ± 6.930.071
Pulse pressure (mmHg)46.28 ± 10.6646.15 ± 9.3846.19 ± 8.790.996
Heart rate (beats/min)77 ± 1379 ± 1180 ± 120.458
Axial length (mm)24.23 ± 0.9425.21 ± 0.7626.15 ± 0.93<0.001
Central corneal thickness (μm)541.96 ± 37.90539.37 ± 34.10532.79 ± 31.330.250

Data are expressed as the mean ± SD. SD: standard deviation; IOP: intraocular pressure; BP: blood pressure; MAP: mean arterial pressure. MAP = 1/3 × systolic BP + 2/3 × diastolic BP; pulse pressure = systolic BP − diastolic BP.