Table 6.
Comparison of single largest cross sectional fluid area found on OCT scans from random samples of Positive Fluid Agreements versus Positive Fluid Discrepancies in year 1 of CATT
Positive Fluid Agreement | Positive Fluid Discrepancy | p-value* | |||||||
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n | Median (Q1, Q3) | Min | Max | n | Median (Q1, Q3) | Min | Max | ||
Intraretinal Fluid Area (×10−3 mm2) | 74 | 12.8 (8.67, 21.8) | 2.59 | 129 | 290 | 6.28 (3.78, 10.1) | 0.60 | 60.7 | < 0.0001 |
Subretinal Fluid Area (×10−3 mm2) | 44 | 24.9 (10.7, 45.2) | 1.26 | 354 | 102 | 5.43 (2.71, 10.9) | 1.06 | 213 | < 0.0001 |
Sub-RPE Fluid Area (×10−3 mm2) | 36 | 45.0 (14.9, 121) | 1.87 | 806 | 126 | 10.0 (4.15, 33.6) | 0.66 | 1370 | < 0.0004 |
P-value is based on modified version of the Wilcoxon rank sum test to compare median areas of fluid between groups17. Positive Fluid Agreement: RC identified macular fluid on OCT and the ophthalmologist administered treatment at the corresponding visit. Positive Fluid Discrepancy: RC identified macular fluid on OCT and the ophthalmologist did not administer treatment at the corresponding visit when there were no contraindications to treatment. Single largest cross sectional area of intraretinal fluid was approximated as an ellipse using the following formula: area = π × [(Horizontal Dimension/2) × (Vertical Dimension/2)]. Single largest cross sectional area of subretinal fluid and sub-RPE fluid was approximated as a hemi-ellipse using the following formula: area = π/2 × [(Horizontal Dimension/2) × (Vertical Dimension/2)].