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. 2015 Jul 10;10(7):e0131396. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131396

Table 3. Multivariate model to evaluate whether the effects of peripapillary sclera quadrant differed between glaucoma diagnosis for the degree of fiber alignment.

Diabetes history was included in the model.

Diagnosis Region Estimated mean p-value for the effects of quadrant by diagnosis Regions differing at p ≤ 0.05 by diagnosis Regions at adjusted p ≤ 0.05 by diagnosis*
Damaged Glaucoma (n = 5) NI 0.49 (0.43, 0.55) 0.23 none none
IT 0.55 (0.49, 0.62)
TS 0.50 (0.44, 0.56)
SN 0.48 (0.42, 0.54)
Undamaged Glaucoma (n = 8) NI 0.53 (0.48, 0.57) 0.03 TS, SN (0.01) none
IT 0.50 (0.46, 0.55) NI, SN (0.01)
TS 0.53 (0.49, 0.58)
SN 0.46 (0.41, 0.51)
Normal (n = 9) NI 0.50 (0.46, 0.55) 0.0001 TS, IT (0.05) TS, SN (0.0001)
IT 0.49 (0.45, 0.53) TS, SN (<0.0001) NI, SN (0.01)
TS 0.54 (0.50, 0.58) NI, SN (0.002)
SN 0.42 (0.38, 0.47) IT, SN (0.02)

*Bonferroni adjustment within glaucoma diagnosis. S stands for superior, N for nasal, I for inferior, and T for temporal.