Table 3.
Fitted slopes of retinal nerve fibre layer thickness and visual field threshold above and below the tipping point. All slopes are in decibels per micrometre
Slope below tipping point (95% CI) | Slope above tipping point (95% CI) | Difference between slopes (95% CI) | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | 0.28 (0.18 to 0.38) | 0.03 (−0.02 to 0.08) | 0.25 (0.13 to 0.36) | <0.001 |
Temporal | 0.39 (0.14 to 0.63) | −0.01 (−0.06 to 0.06) | 0.39 (0.13 to 0.64) | 0.003 |
Superior | 0.25 (0.16 to 0.34) | 0.02 (−0.01 to 0.05) | 0.23 (0.14 to 0.33) | <0.001 |
Nasal | 0.11 (−0.02 to 0.24) | −0.03 (−0.20 to 0.14) | 0.14 (−0.07 to 0.36) | 0.20 |
Inferior | 0.16 (0.09 to 0.23) | 0.03 (0.01 to 0.06) | 0.13 (0.05 to 0.20) | <0.001 |
1:00 | 0.55 (0.07 to 1.03) | 0.04 (0.13 to 0.77) | 0.51 (0.02 to 0.99) | <0.001 |
5:00 | 0.35 (0.20 to 0.49) | 0.01 (−0.03 to 0.05) | 0.33 (0.18 to 0.48) | <0.001 |
6:00 | 0.11 (0.06 to 0.15) | 0.02 (−0.01 to 0.05) | 0.09 (0.03 to 0.14) | 0.001 |
7:00 | 0.17 (0.09 to 0.25) | 0.01 (−0.04 to 0.06) | 0.16 (0.06 to 0.26) | <0.001 |
8:00 | 0.98 (0.39 to 1.57) | −0.09 (−0.19 to 0.01) | 0.95 (0.35 to 1.54) | 0.002 |
9:00 | 0.52 (0.02 to 1.01) | −0.09 (−0.19 to 0.01) | 0.61 (0.10 to 1.12) | 0.018 |
11:00 | 0.17 (0.10 to 0.24) | 0.01 (−0.02 to 0.04) | 0.16 (0.09 to 0.24) | <0.001 |
12:00 | 0.15 (0.06 to 0.23) | 0.01 (−0.02 to 0.03) | 0.14 (0.05 to 0.22) | 0.002 |