Table 4.
Descriptive statistics for central choroidal thickness (μm) in the studied patients and eyes by selected determinants.
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| M | Me | Q1–Q3 (IQR) | SD | SE | 95% CI | Min.–max. | P value | |||
| OCTA (n = 43) | CNV (n = 11) | 476.64 | 538 | 305–584 (279) | 136.11 | 41.04 | 385.19–568.08 | 260–636 | =0.661 | |
| No CNV (n = 32) | 496.00 | 494 | 442–554 (112) | 73.40 | 12.97 | 469.54–522.46 | 320–620 | |||
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| PED (n = 43) | Irregular (n–22) | 504.05 | 526.50 | 450–584 (134) | 107.35 | 22.89 | 456.45–551.64 | 260–636 | =0.417 | =0.614 |
| Regular (n = 8) | 478.75 | 506.50 | 407.50–538.50 (131) | 93.83 | 33.18 | 400.30–557.20 | 320–605 | |||
| No PED (n = 13) | 476.61 | 464 | 433–495 (62) | 60.61 | 16.81 | 439.99–513.24 | 392–610 | |||
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| Both eyes (n = 50) | Affected (n = 43) | 491.05 | 495 | 433–564 (131) | 91.98 | 14.03 | 462.74–519.35 | 260–636 | =0.049 | |
| Nonaffected (n = 7) | 415.57 | 428 | 290–528 (238) | 113.57 | 42.92 | 310.54–520.60 | 270–577 | |||
Abbreviations: M: mean; Me: median; Q: quartiles; IQR: interquartile range; SD: standard deviation; SE: standard error; CI: confidence interval; OCTA: optical coherence tomography angiography; CNV: choroidal neovascularization; PED: pigment epithelium detachment.