Table 2. The diurnal variation of mean CT at five measure points during the two day measurements.
Time points | foveal CT |
500 µm nasal |
1500 µm nasal |
500 µm temporal |
1500µm temporal |
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Median (IQR)a | P | Median (IQR) | P | Median (IQR) | P | Median (IQR) | P | Median (IQR) | P | |
The first daily measurement | ||||||||||
8:00 | 243.5 (190.0,312.5) | 241.0 (181.5,300.0) | 196.0 (138.1,279.5) | 262.8 (187.6,300.0) | 243 (197.1,297.9) | |||||
11:00 | 244.0 (183.8,325.0) | 0.01 | 246.5 (176.0,303.8) | 0.009 | 200 (140.5, 275.0) | 0.06 | 265.5 (187.6,300.0) | 0.03 | 244 (196.1,286.6) | 0.74 |
14:00 | 237.5 (194.0,323.8) | 0.09 | 244.0 (176.5,294.0) | 0.15 | 199.0 (134.0,274.8) | 0.05 | 263.0 (188.4.,299.2) | 0.1 | 240.0 (196.4,285.3) | 0.13 |
17:00 | 231.5 (186.0,312.9) | 0.99 | 237.2 (169.7, 287.9) | 0.28 | 190.8 (132.5,247.8) | 0.89 | 257.0 (186.0,297.8) | 0.46 | 239.0 (199.2285.8) | 0.29 |
20:00 | 228.5 (181.0,312.5) | 0.03 | 235 (166.2,298.2) | 0.16 | 195.0 (134.8,264.5) | 0.56 | 251.5 (181.5,283.2) | 0.55 | 237 (192.2,283.2) | 0.17 |
Amplitude of CT | 20.5 (13.0,31.0) | 18.2 (10.3,28.5) | 15.0 (9.5,21.0) | 18.0 (10.2,28.0) | 14.0 (7.5,26.2) | |||||
Pb | 0.81 | <0.001 | 0.80 | <0.001 | 0.59 | 0.001 | 0.63 | 0.01 | 0.55 | 0.160 |
The second daily measurement | ||||||||||
8:00 | 226 (188.8,285.8) | 0.210 | 232.5 (185.8,275.2) | 0.005 | 194 (139.2,231) | 0.080 | 252.5 (214.2,284.8) | 0.870 | 243 (212,278) | 0.940 |
11:00 | 244 (197.8,291.8) | 0.110 | 234.5 (192.2,294) | 0.910 | 198.5 (144.2,241) | 0.400 | 261.5 (223.5,288.2) | 0.030 | 250.5 (218.5,280.2) | 0.170 |
14:00 | 233.5 (197.8,284.5) | 0.390 | 236.5 (179.8,289.8) | 0.880 | 195 (143,245.5) | 0.790 | 259.5 (210.5,284) | 0.310 | 246.5 (215.8,276.8) | 0.150 |
17:00 | 232 (191.2,289.2) | 0.080 | 237 (179.8,284.5) | 0.020 | 197.5 (141.2,237) | 0.140 | 253 (213.5,286.8) | 0.080 | 246.5 (211.2,274) | 0.910 |
20:00 | 227 (189.2,290) | 0.004 | 232 (183.5,286.5) | 0.010 | 191 (141.5,240.5) | 0.200 | 257 (211.8,288.2) | 0.150 | 244.5 (212.2,274.5) | 0.640 |
Amplitude of CT | 20.0 (12.5,28.2) | 20.0 (12.7,29.5) | 14.0 (10.0,21.0) | 20.5 (10.7,30.2) | 20.5 (12.5,27.2) | |||||
Pb | 0.72 | <0.001 | 0.970 | 0.010 | 0.790 | 0.003 | 0.680 | 0.010 | 0.520 | 0.260 |
aData are shown as median (IQR); bRepeated measurement ANOVA with Huynh-Feldt correction