Research Article

Is the Retinal Vasculature Related to β-Peripapillary Atrophy in Nonpathological High Myopia? An Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Study in Chinese Adults

Table 1

Demographic and ocular characteristics of the participants.

Mean ± SD ()Male ()Female () value

Age (y)35.24 ± 8.4536.29 ± 9.5434.47 ± 7.550.339
SE (D)10.03 ± 3.570.97 ± 0.130.98 ± 0.150.493
IOP (mmHg)15.62 ± 3.2516.60 ± 3.3214.89 ± 3.030.017
β-PPA (mm2)1.09 ± 0.621.06 ± 0.621.10 ± 0.630.760
AL (mm)27.43 ± 1.6827.67 ± 1.5427.25 ± 1.770.259
SP (mmHg)119.95 ± 11.90125.34 ± 12.32115.94 ± 8.91<0.001
DP (mmHg)74.67 ± 8.7579.43 ± 7.8671.13 ± 7.70<0.001
HR76.11 ± 8.3374.00 ± 7.2377.68 ± 8.820.047
RNFL (μm)95.69 ± 0.4994.58 ± 8.5696.47 ± 10.110.383

SE, spherical equivalent; D, diopters; IOP, intraocular pressure; β-PPA, β-peripapillary atrophy; AL, axial length; SP, systolic pressure; DP, diastolic pressure; HR, heart rate; RNFL, retinal nerve fiber layer.