Table 4.
Standardized correlation coefficients between OCT measurements and neurologic and visual function parameters in eyes of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, calculated using generalized estimating equations accounting for sex, age, and within-patient intereye correlation (n = 140).
| BCVA | MD | EDSS | Disease duration | |
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| Cirrus average pRNFL | 0.286∗ | 0.418∗ | −0.014 | −0.233‡ |
| Cirrus temporal pRNFL | −0.013 | 0.062 | 0.001 | −0.141 |
| Spectralis average pRNFL | 0.314∗ | 0.360∗ | 0.033 | −0.228‡ |
| Spectralis temporal pRNFL | 0.122‡ | 0.268† | −0.101 | −0.261‡ |
| Spectralis PMB pRNFL | 0.125‡ | 0.209‡ | −0.066 | −0.275† |
| GCIPL average | 0.226∗ | 0.513∗ | −0.178 | −0.262‡ |
| GCIPL minimum | 0.204† | 0.412∗ | −0.161 | −0.299† |
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| Non-ON eyes (N = 104) | ||||
| Cirrus average pRNFL | −0.019 | 0.098 | 0.033 | −0.253‡ |
| Cirrus temporal pRNFL | −0.270‡ | −0.030 | −0.046 | −0.146 |
| Spectralis average pRNFL | 0.210∗ | 0.145 | 0.109 | −0.274‡ |
| Spectralis temporal pRNFL | −0.025 | 0.093 | −0.092 | −0.284† |
| Spectralis PMB pRNFL | 0.002 | 0.083 | −0.040 | −0.332† |
| GCIPL average | −0.062 | 0.109 | −0.113 | −0.297‡ |
| GCIPL minimum | 0.029 | 0.138 | −0.092 | −0.314† |
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| ON eyes (N = 36) | ||||
| Cirrus average pRNFL | 0.188 | 0.161 | −0.173 | 0.012 |
| Cirrus temporal pRNFL | −0.043 | 0.001 | 0.105 | −0.013 |
| Spectralis average pRNFL | 0.175 | 0.149 | −0.151 | 0.109 |
| Spectralis temporal pRNFL | 0.112 | 0.030 | −0.195 | 0.065 |
| Spectralis PMB pRNFL | 0.059 | −0.022 | −0.120 | 0.097 |
| GCIPL average | 0.145 | 0.133 | −0.429† | −0.079 |
| GCIPL minimum | 0.144 | 0.120 | −0.421‡ | −0.227 |
*P < 0.001; † P < 0.01; ‡ P < 0.05.
OCT: optic coherence tomography; BCVA: best corrected visual acuity; MD: Goldman 24-2 SITA standard visual field mean deviation; EDSS: Expanded Disability Status Scale; pRNFL: peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer; PMB: papillomacular bundle; GCIPL: ganglion cell and inner plexiform layers; ON: optic neuritis.