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. 2015 Dec 1;9(2):118–125. doi: 10.1016/j.optom.2015.10.002

Table 3.

AROC and specificity at >90% sensitivity for RNFL parameters for comparing normal and glaucoma groups.

Comparison groups
Normal-POAG
Normal-NTG
NTG-POAG
AROC p1 Sn/Sp AROC p2 Sn/Sp AROC p3 Sn/Sp
Superior RNFL thickness 0.989 <0.001 100/90 0.940 <0.001 90/90 0.811 <0.001 62/90
Inferior RNFL thickness 0.999 <0.001 100/90 0.876 <0.001 69/90 0.917 <0.001 80/90
Average RNFL thickness 1.000 <0.001 100/100 0.979 <0.001 93/90 0.900 <0.001 76/90
Inferior/superior RNFL thickness differencea 0.644 .061 37/90 0.626 .091 30/90 0.533 .662 13/90
Superior macular thickness 0.997 <0.001 100/90 0.889 <0.001 67/92 0.854 <0.001 53/90
Inferior macular thickness 0.999 <0.001 100/90 0.878 <0.001 80/90 0.911 <0.001 67/90
Inferior/superior macular thickness differenceb 0.882 <0.001 80/93 0.893 <0.001 68/90 0.818 <0.001 71/90
Total macular thickness 0.972 <0.001 100/90 0.872 <0.001 73/90 0.894 <0.001 66/90

p1, p value for normal-POAG comparison group; p2, p value for normal-NTG comparison group; p3, p value for NTG-POAG comparison group

POAG – primary open-angle glaucoma; NTG – normal tension glaucoma.

a

Absolute difference between superior and inferior RNFL thickness.

b

Absolute difference between superior and inferior macular thickness.