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. 2014 Sep 18;2014:128517. doi: 10.1155/2014/128517

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
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

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

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.