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. 2019 Aug 12;34(3):544–552. doi: 10.1038/s41433-019-0549-1

Table 2.

Correlations between best-corrected visual acuity and microvascular parameters by linear mixed models

Simple regression Adjustment for CRT Adjustment for CRT and ellipsoid zone disruption
Coefficient P-value Coefficient P-value Coefficient P-value
Superficial capillary plexus
 Number of microaneurysms −0.008 0.76 −0.016 0.52 −0.008 0.72
 Area of the FAZ 0.002 0.99 0.19 0.49 0.15 0.54
 Acircularity index of the FAZ 0.71 0.042 0.78 0.019 0.39 0.18
 Vessel density −0.021 0.20 −0.023 0.15 −0.010 0.46
 Skeleton density −0.035 0.24 −0.039 0.16 −0.030 0.21
 Vessel density index 0.21 0.34 0.22 0.31 0.23 0.22
 Fractal dimension −1.84 0.17 −2.10 0.097 −1.47 0.18
Deep capillary plexus
 Number of microaneurysms 0.019 0.11 0.014 0.22 0.019 0.055
 Area of the FAZ −0.068 0.69 −0.14 0.41 −0.043 0.76
 Acircularity index of the FAZ 0.50 0.086 0.42 0.13 0.22 0.35
 Vessel density −0.041 0.006 −0.037 0.007 −0.021 0.10
 Skeleton density −0.065 0.01 −0.065 0.008 −0.046 0.030
 Vessel density index 0.21 0.30 0.25 0.21 0.27 0.11
 Fractal dimension −3.23 0.008 −3.27 0.005 −2.30 0.024

CRT central retinal thickness, FAZ foveal avascular zone