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Table 2.

Initial and final cone density in 4 retinal locations in the DR and the control groups.

Quadrants	Initial Visit			Final Visit			p-Value Paired t-Test DR	p-Value Paired t-Test Control
Quadrants	MCD (± SD) (cone/mm²) DR	MCD (±SD) (cone/mm²) Control	p-Value t-Test	MCD (±SD) (cone/mm²) DR	MCD (±SD) (cone/mm²) Control	p-Value t-Test
T	20,380 *** ± 4652	25,652 *** ± 2513	<0.001	19,412 ***± 5049	23,920 *** ±3037	0.001	<0.001	0.002
N	20,203 *** ± 4775	25,165 *** ± 3261	<0.001	19,634 *** ± 4521	24,031 *** ±2902	<0.001	<0.001	0.037
S	19,680 *** ± 4902	24,059 *** ± 2846	<0.001	18,491 *** ± 4841	22,768 *** ± 2826	0.001	<0.001	0.043
I	19,980 ** ± 4652	23,481 ** ± 3959	0.007	19,047 *± 5270	21,885 * ± 3992	0.047	<0.001	<0.001

* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.001; *** p < 0.001; MCD—mean cone density; SD—standard deviation; T—temporal; N—nasal; S—superior; I—inferior.