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. 2014 Feb 28;252(4):673–677. doi: 10.1007/s00417-014-2590-x

Table 1.

Comparison of contrast sensitivity measurements in various conditions, in patients after optic neuritis with the control group

Examination Spatial frequency Group Z test Significance p
MS with optic neuritis Control group
x SD x SD
Night testing without glare 1.5 31.9 12.1 56.0 25.1 4.515 p < 0.001
3 70.4 32.9 104.3 34.7 3.990 p < 0.001
6 34.3 23.4 69.3 33.5 4.577 p < 0.001
12 8.45 7.52 21.4 16.4 4.174 p < 0.001
18 0.91 2.50 4.76 4.48 4.005 p < 0.001
Night testing with glare 1.5 39.9 19.2 65.7 23.9 4.477 p < 0.001
3 72.1 34.2 109.0 31.2 4.298 p < 0.001
6 35.9 27.7 68.4 30.8 4.709 p < 0.001
12 9.79 8.34 20.9 15.5 3.744 p < 0.001
18 0.61 1.97 4.82 5.13 4.094 p < 0.001
Day testing without glare 1.5 28.6 12.7 50.4 19.3 5.238 p < 0.001
3 79.7 33.4 117.1 27.9 4.553 p < 0.001
6 52.6 30.5 108.0 38.7 5.569 p < 0.001
12 22.1 14.4 41.3 24.4 3.995 p < 0.001
18 6.42 5.40 16.2 11.5 4.189 p < 0.001
Day testing with glare 1.5 40.2 15.8 64.3 23.6 4.392 p < 0.001
3 84.9 30.9 127.4 26.1 5.064 p < 0.001
6 59.9 39.1 112.3 37.9 5.201 p < 0.001
12 25.9 20.0 47.0 25.8 4.028 p < 0.001
18 7.15 6.01 17.5 12.5 3.971 p < 0.001

MS multiple sclerosis, x mean, SD standard deviation