Research Article

Relationships among Ocular Blood Flow Shown by Laser Speckle Flowgraphy, Retinal Arteriosclerotic Change, and Chorioretinal Circulation Time Obtained by Fluorescein Angiography

Table 6

Results of single regression analysis between the circulation times in FA and clinical characteristics.

Explanatory variableTime of choroidal flushArm-to-retina timeRT: early phaseRT: late phase

Men = 1, women = 00.170.070.150.100.190.040.210.02
Age0.100.290.110.240.020.84−0.010.88
Diabetes mellitus (+ = 1, − = 0)0.150.110.180.060.020.85−0.070.46
Hypertension (+ = 1, − = 0)0.200.030.230.010.160.090.170.07
Anticoagulant agents (+ = 1, − = 0)−0.020.840.020.820.120.21−0.080.40
SBP<−0.010.990.020.860.080.39−0.110.22
DBP−0.030.72−0.030.780.150.11−0.020.83
Heart rate−0.100.30−0.070.450.040.64<−0.010.99
Ref0.040.700.040.68−0.030.77−0.060.52
IOP0.030.76−0.010.91−0.010.950.040.65
OPP−0.030.74−0.010.950.130.15−0.080.39

RT: retinal circulation time; Ref: spherical refraction, IOP: intraocular pressure, and OPP: ocular perfusion pressure ().