Table 3. Correlations of fundus parameters between family members.
| Measurement | Intrafamilial relationship | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MZ twin pairs |
Father-offspring pairs |
Mother-offspring pairs | Pooled DZ and sibling pair | |
| Right | ||||
| Axial length* | 0.87 (0.83–0.90) | 0.32 (0.22–0.41) | 0.37 (0.29–0.44) | 0.41 (0.32–0.49) |
| Vertical cup-to-disc ratio‡ | 0.67 (0.58–0.74) | 0.38 (0.29–0.47) | 0.40 (0.33–0.47) | 0.37 (0.28–0.46) |
| PPA to disc area ratio‡ | 0.53 (0.42–0.63) | 0.23 (0.13–0.32) | 0.14 (0.06–0.22) | 0.26 (0.16–0.35) |
| PPA location† | 0.58 (0.48–0.69) | 0.12 (0.04–0.20) | 0.11 (0.05–0.17) | 0.19 (0.12–0.27) |
| Angular location of superior vein‡ | 0.25 (0.10–0.38) | 0.08 (-0.03–0.18) | 0.11 (0.03–0.20) | 0.13 (0.02–0.22) |
| Angular location of inferior vein‡ | 0.18 (0.03–0.32) | 0.09 (-0.01–0.19) | 0.06 (-0.03–0.14) | 0.07 (-0.03–0.17) |
| Angle ratio (superior/inferior)‡ | 0.13 (-0.01–0.27) | -0.02 (-0.12–0.09) | 0.03 (-0.06–0.11) | -0.02 (-0.12–0.09) |
| Left | ||||
| Axial length* | 0.88 (0.84–0.91) | 0.33 (0.23–0.41) | 0.39 (0.31–0.46) | 0.46 (0.37–0.53) |
| Vertical cup-to-disc ratio‡ | 0.65 (0.54–0.74) | 0.37 (0.27–0.46) | 0.35 (0.27–0.42) | 0.31 (0.22–0.41) |
| PPA to disc area ratio‡ | 0.49 (0.37–0.59) | 0.10 (0.00–0.20) | 0.14 (0.05–0.22) | 0.20 (0.10–0.29) |
| PPA location† | 0.60 (0.50–0.70) | 0.03 (-0.05–0.10) | 0.13 (0.07–0.19) | 0.11 (0.03–0.18) |
| Vertical cup-to-disc ratio‡ | 0.55 (0.44–0.64) | 0.27 (0.17–0.36) | 0.35 (0.27–0.42) | 0.31 (0.22–0.41) |
| Angular location of superior vein‡ | 0.23 (0.09–0.37) | 0.05 (-0.05–0.15) | 0.12 (0.03–0.20) | 0.15 (0.05–0.24) |
| Angular location of inferior vein‡ | 0.14 (0.00–0.28) | 0.09 (-0.01–0.19) | 0.02 (-0.07–0.10) | -0.01 (-0.11–0.09) |
| Angle ratio (superior/inferior)‡ | 0.13 (-0.02–0.27) | 0.04 (-0.06–0.14) | 0.01 (-0.08–0.09) | 0.00 (-0.10–0.10) |
Abbreviations: DZ, dizygotic twins; MZ, monozygotic twins; PPA, peripapillary atrophy.
* Estimated by the intra-class correlation coefficient (95% CI) after adjusting for age and sex.
† Estimated by the Cohen’s kappa coefficient (95% CI).
‡ Estimated by the intra-class correlation coefficient (95% CI) after adjusting for age, sex, intraocular pressure, and axial length.