Table 3. Retinal thickness measurements in male and female participants of the various refraction groups.
| Parameter | Region | Emmetropia | Mild myopia | Moderate myopia | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (n = 35) | F (n = 36) | P | M (n = 32) | F (n = 33) | P | M (n = 36) | F (n = 21) | P | ||
| Retinal thickness (μm) | Foveola | 240.3 ± 29.9 | 245.0 ± 17.6 | 0.426 | 239.1 ± 14.5 | 238.5 ± 14.5 | 0.852 | 242.6 ± 20.3 | 234.3 ± 17.0 | 0.105 |
| Total macula | 280.1 ± 11.9 | 285.5 ± 12.6 | 0.067 | 281.2 ± 12.8 | 280.0 ± 13.3 | 0.694 | 276.5 ± 16.6 | 278.1 ± 12.4 | 0.674 | |
| Inner temporal | 310.4 ± 14.5 | 313.3 ± 13.2 | 0.375 | 308.7 ± 14.3 | 304.7 ± 12.2 | 0.235 | 303.6 ± 15.6 | 302.0 ± 11.6 | 0.660 | |
| Inner nasal | 323.7 ± 13.0 | 326.8 ± 13.5 | 0.320 | 322.7 ± 17.2 | 317.9 ± 13.9 | 0.227 | 315.8 ± 15.5 | 311.1 ± 12.6 | 0.227 | |
| Inner superior | 318.9 ± 21.9 | 324.7 ± 18.3 | 0.232 | 318.8 ± 19.3 | 316.8 ± 14.6 | 0.636 | 316.4 ± 15.7 | 311.2 ± 13.1 | 0.186 | |
| Inner inferior | 313.3 ± 22.9 | 320.6 ± 13.3 | 0.105 | 313.6 ± 15.5 | 312.6 ± 14.8 | 0.781 | 311.4 ± 16.8 | 307.6 ± 14.1 | 0.374 | |
| Outer temporal | 267.1 ± 15.2 | 271.0 ± 14.2 | 0.271 | 266.0 ± 12.3 | 265.5 ± 9.0 | 0.857 | 261.3 ± 18.2 | 266.7 ± 16.3 | 0.256 | |
| Outer nasal | 301.2 ± 11.5 | 302.9 ± 18.5 | 0.628 | 303.8 ± 17.4 | 301.3 ± 12.7 | 0.505 | 297.6 ± 19.9 | 295.2 ± 17.0 | 0.625 | |
| Outer superior | 283.0 ± 13.3 | 291.1 ± 20.2 | 0.049 | 283.8 ± 15.9 | 285.6 ± 13.8 | 0.617 | 282.3 ± 18.2 | 284.5 ± 16.1 | 0.639 | |
| Outer inferior | 270.8 ± 13.0 | 275.1 ± 15.0 | 0.228 | 266.0± 14.6 | 270.2 ± 13.7 | 0.233 | 265.5 ± 18.4 | 270.2 ± 9.1 | 0.282 | |
| Retinal volume (mm3) | 10.0 ± 0.4 | 10.2 ± 0.4 | 0.106 | 10.0 ± 0.5 | 10.0 ± 0.5 | 0.574 | 9.9 ± 0.6 | 9.9 ± 0.4 | 0.853 | |
Data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation and wereanalyzed using the independent-samples t-test.