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. 2020 Jul 6;15(7):e0235571. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235571

Table 4. Pearson correlation coefficient between structure and function of the retina.

Parameter Average sensitivity threshold Macular integrity index VFI MD PSD
SVP whole VD 0.68 (<0.001) -0.33 (0.004) 0.47 (<0.001) 0.42 (<0.001) -0.44 (<0.001)
DVP whole VD 0.34 (0.003) -0.16 (0.166) 0.2 (0.082) 0.166 (0.156) -0.03 (0.766)
DVP/SVP VD index -0.44 (<0.001) 0.27 (0.021) -0.33 (0.004) -0.31 (0.007) 0.45 (<0.001)
pRPC VD 0.48 (<0.001) -0.31 (0.008) 0.58 (<0.001) 0.59 (<0.001) -0.55 (<0.001)
GCC average 0.54 (<0.001) -0.25 (0.029) 0.47 (<0.001) 0.47 (<0.001) -0.3 (0.009)
pRNFLglobal 0.47 (<0.001) -0.26 (0.024) 0.61 (<0.001) 0.63 (<0.001) -0.38 (0.001)

Pearson’s r (P Value) adjusted for age, inter-eye correlation and scan quality (in OCTA).

Abbreviations: VFI = visual field index; MD = mean deviation; PSD = pattern standard deviation; SVP = superficial vascular plexus; DVP = deep vascular plexus; pRPC = peripapillary radial peripapillary capillaries; VD = vessel density; GCC = ganglion cell complex; pRNFL = peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer; OCTA = optical coherence tomography angiography.