Table 3. Average corneal epithelial thickness among males and females.
*statistical significance
| Section | Males (n=139) | Females (n=159) | p-value |
| Central (µm) | 60.2±4.2 | 58.1±4.6 | 0.0001* |
| Paracentral nasal (µm) | 56.9±5.0 | 55.1±5.4 | 0.0001* |
| Paracentral inferior nasal (µm) | 57.4±4.3 | 55.6±4.0 | 0.0001* |
| Paracentral inferior (µm) | 57.3±5.8 | 56.1±4.4 | 0.0046* |
| Paracentral inferior temporal (µm) | 57.0±5.2 | 55.3±5.1 | 0.0001* |
| Paracentral temporal (µm) | 55.9±4.4 | 54.0±6.0 | 0.0001* |
| Paracentral superior temporal | 55.6±4.9 | 53.2±5.3 | 0.0001* |
| Paracentral superior (µm) | 56.1±6.4 | 53.2±4.8 | 0.0001* |
| Paracentral superior nasal (µm) | 56.0±5.1 | 54.0±4.9 | 0.0001* |
| Midperipheral nasal (µm) | 62.1±10.2 | 62.4±13.8 | 0.7629 |
| Midperipheral inferior nasal (µm) | 64.1±10.2 | 61.5±7.8 | 0.0005* |
| Midperipheral inferior (µm) | 62.1±7.6 | 62.0±9.6 | 0.8879 |
| Midperipheral inferior temporal(µm) | 61.4±8.2 | 61.8±10.6 | 0.6066 |
| Midperipheral temporal (µm) | 58.3±8.2 | 58.2±15.8 | 0.9228 |
| Midperipheral superior temporal (µm) | 54.0±7.9 | 54.4±10.9 | 0.6082 |
| Midperipheral superior (µm) | 57.5±15.8 | 58.1±19.6 | 0.6809 |
| Midperipheral superior nasal (µm) | 58.1±12.6 | 57.1±11.8 | 0.3177 |