Research Article

Measurement of the Orbital Soft Tissue Volume in Chinese Adults Based on Three-Dimensional CT Reconstruction

Table 2

Orbital fat volume, orbital muscle volume, orbital bony cavity volume, intraorbital optic nerve volume, and their ratios in normal Chinese orbits.

Male (n = 52)Female (n = 51) value
UnadjustedAdjusted for age

OV, mean ± SD, cm322.2 ± 2.220.2 ± 1.5<0.001<0.001
FV, mean ± SD, cm38.89 ± 1.798.09 ± 1.740.024<0.001
MV, mean ± SD, cm31.94 ± 0.341.57 ± 0.28<0.001<0.001
iONV, mean ± SD, cm30.405 ± 0.0770.362 ± 0.0740.0050.036
FV/OV, mean ± SD0.399 ± 0.0630.398 ± 0.0690.9370.107
MV/OV, mean ± SD0.0872 ± 0.01310.0782 ± 0.01300.0010.017
iONV/OV, mean ± SD0.0183 ± 0.00360.0180 ± 0.00370.7020.516

FV, fat volume; iONV, intraorbital optic nerve volume; MV, muscle volume; SD, standard deviation; OV, orbital bony cavity volume.