Research Article

Changes of Peripapillary Region Perfusion in Patients with Chiasmal Compression Caused by Sellar Region Mass

Table 2

Comparison of pVD and pRNFL thickness between the patients and the healthy controls.

Sellar tumorHealthy controlz/t value valueAUC (p)

pVD (%)49.34 ± 6.6453.31 ± 2.21−3.1740.0030.695 (0.007)
 Nasal superior46.20 (41.70–49.50)49.60 (48.55–53.15)−3.646< 0.0010.763 (< 0.001)
 Nasal inferior44.80(37.50–49.80)49.40 (45.83–51.65)−2.8440.0040.705 (0.004)
 Inferior nasal51.80 (48.10–55.30)53.75 (51.23–56.10)−1.6880.0910.622 (0.091)
 Inferior tempo58.20 (54.70–61.50)59.70 (57.08–61.83)−1.2680.2050.592 (0.205)
 Tempo inferior48.66 ± 8.1153.92 ± 3.98−3.2670.0020.709 (0.004)
 Tempo superior54.20 (49.00–58.00)57.70 (53.58–60.13)−2.2270.0260.661 (0.026)
 Superior tempo54.50 (49.20–60.20)56.15 (53.30–58.75)−1.1690.2420.584 (0.242)
 Superior nasal51.50 (46.90–53.70)51.95 (48.28–55.08)−1.1040.2700.580 (0.270)

pRNFL thickness (μm)103.45 ± 20.69118.41 ± 9.48−3.6890.0010.766 (< 0.001)
 Nasal superior96.03 ± 23.35112.94 ± 15.73−3.3910.0010.724 (0.002)
 Nasal inferior80.00 (64.00–93.00)91.50 (83.00–99.50)−2.3720.0180.671 (0.018)
 Inferior nasal129.06 ± 26.21154.91 ± 24.13−4.140< 0.0010.787 (< 0.001)
 Inferior tempo141.71 ± 29.87156.53 ± 16.30−2.4500.0180.666 (0.022)
 Tempo inferior67.61 ± 19.8277.50 ± 13.43−2.3320.0240.668 (0.020)
 Tempo superior73.00 (58.00–93.00)81.50 (75.00–88.25)−1.4260.1540.603 (0.154)
 Superior tempo125.00 (112.00–146.00)141.50 (123.75–149.00)−1.5960.1100.615 (0.111)
 Superior nasal121.32 ± 33.19144.38 ± 25.21−3.1710.0020.731 (0.001)

pVD = peripapillary vessel density. pRNFL thickness = peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness. AUC = area under the receiver operating characteristic curves. Bold values are statistically significant values ().