Table 2.
Bland–Altman Analysis and Paired t-Tests Showing the Agreement in OCT Retinal Thickness Derived from Phase 6.5 and Phase 7.0
| Limits of Agreement | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retinal Thickness (µm) | Mean Difference (95% CI) | SD | Lower (95% CI) | Upper (95% CI) | tstat | P |
| Healthy subjects (n = 105) | ||||||
| Foveal circle | +3.00 (+1.64, +4.36) | 7.00 | –10.72 (–13.06, –8.37) | +16.72 (+14.37, +19.06) | +4.39 | <0.001 |
| Parafoveal rim | +9.74 (+8.41, +11.08) | 6.89 | –3.76 (–6.07, –1.45) | +23.25 (+20.94, +25.56) | +14.49 | <0.001 |
| Superior-hemi | +10.04 (+8.62, +11.45) | 7.31 | –4.28 (–6.74, –1.83) | +24.36 (+21.91, +26.81) | +14.08 | <0.001 |
| Inferior-hemi | +9.50 (+8.18, +10.81) | 6.81 | –3.87 (–6.13, –1.56) | +22.84 (+20.55, +25.12) | +14.29 | <0.001 |
| Tempo | +9.71 (+8.27, +11.16) | 7.45 | –4.88 (–7.38, –2.38) | +24.31 (+21.81, +26.81) | +13.37 | <0.001 |
| Superior | +10.02 (+8.56, +11.48) | 7.56 | –4.80 (–7.33, –2.26) | +24.84 (+22.30, +27.37) | +13.58 | <0.001 |
| Nasal | +9.90 (+8.44, +11.37) | 7.56 | –4.91 (–7.45, –2.38) | +24.72 (+22.19, +27.26) | +13.42 | <0.001 |
| Inferior | +9.46 (+8.12, +10.79) | 6.90 | –4.07 (–6.38, –1.75) | +22.98 (+20.67, +25.30) | +14.04 | <0.001 |
| Retinal disease (n = 72) | ||||||
| Foveal circle | +3.65 (+1.93, +5.37) | 7.33 | –10.71 (–13.69, –7.74) | +18.02 (+15.04, +21.00) | +4.23 | <0.001 |
| Parafoveal rim | +6.40 (+5.33, +7.47) | 4.56 | –2.54 (–4.40, –0.69) | +15.35 (+13.50, +17.20) | +11.90 | <0.001 |
| Superior-hemi | +6.69 (+5.40, +7.99) | 5.52 | –4.13 (–6.37, –1.89) | +17.52 (+15.28, +19.76) | +10.29 | <0.001 |
| Inferior-hemi | +6.19 (+4.94, +7.45) | 5.34 | –4.28 (–6.45, –2.11) | +16.67 (+14.50, +18.84) | +9.84 | <0.001 |
| Tempo | +6.64 (+5.27, +8.01) | 5.85 | –4.82 (–7.20, –2.45) | +18.10 (+15.73, +20.48) | +9.63 | <0.001 |
| Superior | +6.43 (+4.93, +7.93) | 6.38 | –6.08 (–8.67, –3.49) | +18.94 (+16.35, +21.53) | +8.55 | <0.001 |
| Nasal | +6.57 (+5.06, +8.08) | 6.43 | –6.04 (–8.66, –3.43) | +19.18 (+16.57, +21.79) | +8.66 | <0.001 |
| Inferior | +5.96 (+4.58, +7.34) | 5.89 | –5.58 (–7.97, –3.19) | +17.50 (+15.11, +19.89) | +8.59 | <0.001 |