Table 2.
Absolute arterial and venous vessel diameter before and during flicker stimulation. Data are presented as means (SD)
| Flicker time (seconds) | Diabetes group | Control group | |||
| Before flicker | During flicker | Before flicker | During flicker | ||
| Arterial vessel diameter (μm) | 16 | 122.6 (15.7) | 122.6 (15.5) | 122.6 (17.4) | 124.5 (17.9)* |
| 32 | 121.8 (14.8) | 123.1 (15.3) | 123.7 (17.1) | 126.9 (16.6)* | |
| 64 | 123.2 (15.8) | 124.3 (16.6) | 122.7 (18.3) | 126.2 (18.8)* | |
| Venous vessel diameter (μm) | 16 | 154.6 (22.0) | 155.5 (23.0) | 151.7 (21.8) | 152.8 (22.5)* |
| 32 | 154.4 (20.0) | 155.0 (19.8) | 150.0 (21.9) | 152.8 (22.6)* | |
| 64 | 153.1 (18.8) | 155.2 (20.0) | 150.6 (21.7) | 153.2 (22.6)* | |
Asterisks indicate level of significance.