Table 3.
Comparison Between PAROCTA and non-PAROCTA Vessel Density, Vessel Linear Density and Adjusted Flow Index in Full Thickness OCTA Slabs
Vessel Density (%) (Mean ± SD) | Vessel Length Density (%) (Mean ± SD) | AFI (Mean ± SD) | |||||||
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DR Severity | non-PAR | PAROCTA | P Value | non-PAR | PAROCTA | P Value | non-PAR | PAROCTA | P Value |
No DR | 40.91 ± 3.77 | 42.78 ± 2.25 | 0.003* | 21.56 ± 2.15 | 22.24 ± 2.01 | 0.010* | 0.55 ± 0.02 | 0.54 ± 0.02 | 0.183 |
Mild NPDR | 40.94 ± 3.23 | 40.80 ± 3.17 | 0.607 | 21.26 ± 1.93 | 21.08 ± 1.88 | 0.111 | 0.56 ± 0.02 | 0.55 ± 0.02 | 0.001* |
Moderate NPDR | 39.80 ± 3.61 | 40.44 ± 3.20 | 0.032* | 20.51 ± 2.01 | 20.69 ± 1.88 | 0.190 | 0.56 ± 5.75 | 0.54 ± 0.02 | <0.001* |
Severe NPDR | 40.16 ± 3.04 | 39.83 ± 3.39 | 0.413 | 20.48 ± 1.88 | 20.23 ± 1.97 | 0.141 | 0.57 ± 0.019 | 0.55 ± 0.03 | <0.001* |
PDR | 37.45 ± 4.13 | 37.58 ± 3.82 | 0.694 | 18.96 ± 2.28 | 18.91 ± 2.11 | 0.728 | 0.56 ± 0.02 | 0.55 ± 0.02 | 0.007* |
Non-PAR and PAROCTA measurements were compared using paired t-test. *Significance set at P < 0.05.