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. 2016 Jul 30;22:898–916.

Table 6. Geographic location study–Polygonality of cells as a function of distance from optic nerve head.

Comparison: Polygonality Mean 1 Mean 2 Mean Diff. SEM of diff. n1 n2 q DF Significant? Adjusted P Value
Macula versus Mid-Periphery
5.67
5.692
−0.02184
0.04011
4
4
0.7701
9
No
0.8518
Macula versus Far-Periphery
5.67
5.497
0.1725
0.04011
4
4
6.084
9
Yes
0.0051
Mid-Periphery versus Far-Periphery 5.692 5.497 0.1944 0.04011 4 4 6.854 9 Yes 0.0024

1-way ANOVA with Tukey analysis of polygonality. Geographic spots or locations were defined as in Figure 2A and Table 2. The data suggest that cells in the far periphery had a slightly reduced number of neighbors than those in the macula and mid-periphery.