. 2024 Oct 18;14(12):8347–8360. doi: 10.21037/qims-24-753

Table 2. Arithmetic mean of the global and quadrantal peripapillary intraretinal layer thickness and results of statistical difference (µm).

Layer	ASD	NT	P
RNFL	130.53±16.36	127.11±13.43	0.106^a
GCL*	14.15±1.30	13.71±1.67	0.022^a
ST	11.86±2.23	11.68±2.01	0.700^c
SN	12.89±2.83	12.73±2.62	0.774^c
N	14.79±2.23	14.83±2.84	0.283^a
IN*	12.48±1.76	11.86±2.11	0.035^a
IT*	11.58±2.41	10.55±1.62	0.030^a
T*	17.41±1.97	16.69±2.44	0.018^a
IPL	29.23±1.51	28.96±1.22	0.360^c
INL*	16.69±1.88	15.59±1.88	<0.001^a,**
ST	15.10±2.79	14.35±1.74	0.128^b
SN	14.59±2.44	14.13±3.01	0.159^a
N*	16.63±2.60	15.72±2.86	0.037^a
IN*	15.06±2.88	13.84±2.40	0.006^a
IT*	14.85±2.69	13.44±2.02	0.006^c
T*	20.33±3.00	18.86±2.88	0.019^c
OPL	25.26±1.21	24.95±1.18	0.215^c
HOAM	59.06±4.75	60.26±7.45	0.344^a
EZ	14.38±1.60	13.94±1.42	0.162^c
OS	9.42±1.50	9.53±1.47	0.716^c
OPRS	11.81±3.48	11.74±2.27	0.917^b
RPE	20.53±0.94	20.52±0.55	0.211^a

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. ^a, Mann-Whitney U test; ^b, Welch’s t-test; ^c, Student’s t-test. *, significant differences; **, significant results after Bonferroni correction. ASD, autism spectrum disorder; NT, neurotypical; RNFL, retinal nerve fiber layer; GCL, ganglion cell layer; ST, supero-temporal quadrant; SN, supero-nasal quadrant; N, nasal quadrant; IN, infero-nasal quadrant; IT, infero-temporal quadrant; T, temporal quadrant; IPL, inner plexiform layer; INL, inner nuclear layer; OPL, outer plexiform; HOAM, Henle fiber layer/outer nuclear layer/myoid zone; EZ, ellipsoid zone; OS, outer segment; OPRS, outer segment PR/RPE complex and subretinal virtual space; PR, photoreceptor; RPE, retinal pigment epithelium.