Table 1. Doppler ultrasound parameter mean values for examined arteries in patients with and without early dysthyroid optic neuropathy (eDON).
Group | |||||
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Artery | Doppler ultrasound parameter | eDON (Δ±SD) |
No eDON (Δ±SD) |
t-value† | p-value |
ICA | SFV | 360.74±55.87 | 352.06±88.00 | -0.33 | 0.74 |
DFV | 100.83±41.39 | 112.21±26.60 | 1.00 | 0.32 | |
VMEAN | 230.78±42.39 | 232.17±54.02 | 0.08 | 0.93 | |
RI | 0.68±0.06 | 0.72±0.10 | 1.82 | 0.07 | |
PI | 1.03±0.13 | 1.15±0.24 | 1.99 | 0.05 | |
OA | SFV | 328.86±80.31 | 396.96±81.61 | 2.48 | 0.01 |
DFV | 68.70±28.15 | 89.12±34.24 | 1.89 | 0.06 | |
VMEAN | 198.76±50.68 | 247.74±57.13 | 2.65 | 0.01 | |
RI | 0.78±0.06 | 0.79±0.06 | 0.64 | 0.52 | |
PI | 1.26±0.17 | 1.32±0.16 | 0.98 | 0.33 | |
CRA | SFV | 235.82±58.04 | 300.39±74.91 | 2.79 | 0.01 |
DFV | 44.11±18.52 | 70.29±21.61 | 3.80 | <0.001 | |
VMEAN | 139.97±36.10 | 170.38±58.72 | 1.78 | 0.08 | |
RI | 0.76±0.05 | 0.82±0.06 | 2.69 | 0.009 | |
PI | 1.94±2.66 | 1.38±0.17 | -0.80 | 0.43 |
ICA = internal carotid artery; OA = ophthalmic artery; CRA = central retinal artery; SFV = peak systolic flow velocity; DFV = end diastolic flow velocity; VMEAN = mean flow; RI = resistivity index; PI = pulsatility index; †t-Student’s t-test