Research Article

Correlation Analysis between Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness and Peripapillary Vessel Density and Influencing Factors of Peripapillary Vessel Density in Preclinical Diabetic Retinopathy

Table 3

RNFL thickness and vessel density in each sector.

Preclinical DR groupControl groupt

Peripapillary RNFL thickness
S (μm)140.97 ± 22.21138.43 ± 13.200.540.59
T (μm)78.00 ± 8.3086.35 ± 21.93−2.020.04
I (μm)145.29 ± 22.95146.00 ± 18.67−0.120.90
N (μm)96.29 ± 17.3096.70 ± 11.09−0.100.92

Peripapillary vessel density
S (%)52.44 ± 4.2954.74 ± 2.73−2.270.027
T (%)52.96 ± 3.8254.35 ± 6.10−2.150.03
I (%)55.71 ± 13.6355.91 ± 4.86−0.070.95
N (%)48.38 ± 4.2149.30 ± 3.60−0.860.40

S: superior; T: temporal; I: inferior; N: nasal.