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. 2020 Nov 23;68(12):2911–2917. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1522_20

Table 3.

escriptive report and mean the difference between consecutive scans in the two subgroups: “Mild-moderate” and “Severe” keratoconus along with P

“Mild-moderate” KC (n=18) “Severe” KC (n=11)
Scan Mean±SD Mean Difference P Scan Mean±SD Mean Difference P
Max K (D) Baseline 48.16±1.91 Baseline 56.57±4.81
1st week 48.75±2.37 1st week-BL 0.59 0.03* 1st week 58.99±4.8 1st week-BL 2.42 <0.001*
2nd week 48.59±2.52 2nd week-1st week -0.16 1 2nd week 58.97±4.74 2nd week-1st week -0.02 1
3rd week 48.59±2.4 3rd week-2nd week <0.001 1 3rd week 59.12±4.61 3rd week-2nd week 0.15 1
Min K (D) Baseline 44.84±1.12 Mean Difference P Baseline 50.03±3.63 Mean Difference P
1st week 44.68±1.5 1st week-BL -0.15 1 1st week 51.21±4.15 1st week-BL 1.18 <0.001*
2nd week 44.64±1.58 2nd week-1st week -0.05 1 2nd week 50.94±3.66 2nd week-1st week -0.26 0.78
3rd week 44.68±1.52 3rd week-2nd week 0.05 1 3rd week 50.98±3.76 3rd week-2nd week 0.04 1
Sim K Astigmatism (D) Baseline 3.33±1.47 Mean Difference P Baseline 6.54±3.88 Mean Difference P
1st week 4.06±1.53 1st week-BL 0.74 <0.001* 1st week 7.81±3.97 1st week-BL 1.27 <0.001*
2nd week 3.94±1.52 2nd week-1st week -0.13 0.67 2nd week 7.91±3.83 2nd week-1st week 0.09 1
3rd week 3.92±1.56 3rd week-2nd week -0.02 1 3rd week 8.13±3.62 3rd week-2nd week 0.23 0.62
Mean Power 3 mm (D) Baseline 46.16±1.35 Mean Difference P Baseline 51.45±3.26 Mean Difference P
1st week 46.27±1.45 1st week-BL 0.11 1 1st week 52.41±3.46 1st week-BL 0.96 <0.001*
2nd week 46.2±1.46 2nd week-1st week -0.07 1 2nd week 52.31±3.23 2nd week-1st week -0.09 1
3rd week 46.25±1.38 3rd week-2nd week 0.05 1 3rd week 52.5±3.41 3rd week-2nd week 0.19 0.54
Mean Power 5 mm (D) Baseline 45.01±1.28 Mean Difference P Baseline 48.11±2.3 Mean Difference P
1st week 45±1.25 1st week-BL -0.01 1 1st week 48.27±2.4 1st week-BL 0.16 0.23
2nd week 44.95±1.24 2nd week-1st week -0.05 1 2nd week 48.26±2.34 2nd week-1st week -0.01 1
3rd week 44.96±1.28 3rd week-2nd week 0.02 1 3rd week 48.24±2.42 3rd week-2nd week -0.02 1
Thinnest Pachymetry (µm) Baseline 426.1±35.3 Mean Difference P Baseline 353.2±40.7 Mean Difference P
1st week 422.9±32.3 1st week-BL -3.18 1 1st week 366.8±31.5 1st week-BL 13.56 0.004*
2nd week 429±33.02 2nd week-1st week 6.09 0.34 2nd week 366.1±35.6 2nd week-1st week -0.72 1
3rd week 430.1±28.5 3rd week-2nd week 1.09 1 3rd week 364.8±33.8 3rd week-2nd week -1.22 1
Anterior chamber depth (mm) Baseline 3.17±0.28 Mean Difference P Baseline 3.36±0.35 Mean Difference P
1st week 3.19±0.26 1st week-BL 0.02 0.14 1st week 3.38±0.36 1st week-BL 0.02 0.09
2nd week 3.15±0.28 2nd week-1st week -0.03 0.008 2nd week 3.37±0.35 2nd week-1st week -0.01 1
3rd week 3.17±0.27 3rd week-2nd week 0.01 0.62 3rd week 3.38±0.35 3rd week-2nd week 0.01 1

Note: The * sign on the P indicates a statistically significant difference between the scans