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. 2024 Jan 15;13(2):478. doi: 10.3390/jcm13020478

Table 4.

Characteristics of rtx1 supratemporal and infratemporal retinal artery parameters.

Parameters Group A Group B Group C Control Group p-Value
Supratemporal Arteriole
1WT
(m ± SD) (µm)
13.0 ± 2.0 13.1 ± 1.4 13.6 ± 2.0 12.0 ± 1.2 <0.001
A *, B ***, C *** vs. Control ***
2WT
(m ± SD) (µm)
12.5 ± 1.3 12.9 ± 1.2 13.6 ± 1.7 11.4 ± 1.1 <0.001
A ***, B ***, C *** vs. Control ***
WLR
(m ± SD)
0.294 ± 0.035 0.298 ± 0.044 0.329 ± 0.045 0.241 ± 0.023 <0.001
A ***, B ***, C *** vs. Control ***
LD
(m ± SD) (µm)
87.8 ± 10.2 88.6 ± 11.1 79.9 ± 17.7 95.6 ± 15.2 <0.001
A **, B *, C *** vs. Control ***
TD
(m ± SD) (µm)
112.3 ± 13.0 113.2 ± 12.3 110.5 ± 9.8 120.9 ± 11.9 0.001
A *, B *, C ** vs. Control **
WCSA
(m ± SD) (µm2)
4041.9 ± 732.3 4161.3 ± 596.0 4148.1 ± 663.8 4033.5 ± 697.0 0.604
Infratemporal arteriole
1WT
(m ± SD) (µm)
13.6 ± 1.7 13.3 ± 2.1 14.1 ± 2.0 11.9 ± 1.3 <0.001
A ***, B **, C *** vs. Control ***
2WT
(m ± SD) (µm)
13.7 ± 1.6 13.3 ± 1.7 13.81 ± 1.7 11.8 ± 1.2 <0.001
A ***, B ***, C *** vs. Control ***
WLR
(m ± SD)
0.307 ± 0.034 0.298 ± 0.048 0.336 ± 0.047 0.239 ± 0.018 <0.001
A ***, B ***, C *** vs. Control ***, B *** vs. Control ***
LD
(m ± SD) (µm)
90.3 ± 11.1 90.3 ± 9.7 84.2 ± 12.0 99.4 ± 10.3 <0.001
A ***, B ***, C *** vs. Control ***
TD
(m ± SD) (µm)
116.6 ± 9.9 115.4 ± 13.2 111.2 ± 13.8 123.0 ± 11.6 0.003
C *** vs. Control ***
WCSA
(m ± SD) (µm2)
4420.0 ± 712.7 4338.7 ± 801.9 4349.8 ± 913.6 4136.5 ± 688.6 0.248

* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001; Kruskal–Wallis test. m—mean; SD—standard deviation; WT—wall thickness; WLR—wall-to-lumen ratio; LD—lumen diameter; TD—total diameter; WCSA—cross-sectional area of the vascular walls.