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. 2021 Oct 19;10(12):26. doi: 10.1167/tvst.10.12.26

Table 2.

Choroidal Analysis of the AMD Cohorts and Controls

AMD Patients Healthy Subjects
Total (n = 90) RPD (n = 30) GA (n = 30) Total (n = 30)
Mean ± SD P Valuea Drusen (n = 30) Mean ± SD Mean ± SD P Valueb Mean ± SD P Valueb P Valuec Mean ± SD P Valueb P Valuec P Valued
LCA, mm2 (mean ± SD) 0.0497 ± 0.0303 0.001 0.0507 ± 0.0310 0.0503 ± 0.0323 1.000 0.0330 ± 0.0270 0.079 0.090 0.0648 ± 0.0225 0.225 0.204 <0.001
SCA, mm2 (mean ± SD) 0.0745 ± 0.0170 0.125 0.0708 ± 0.0154 0.0757 ± 0.0158 0.679 0.0714 ± 0.0193 0.999 0.758 0.0801 ± 0.0165 0.152 0.747 0.198
TCA, mm2 (mean ± SD) 0.1242 ± 0.0431 0.003 0.1216 ± 0.0449 0.1260 ± 0.0452 0.975 0.1044 ± 0.0389 0.374 0.181 0.1449 ± 0.0348 0.131 0.291 <0.001
CVI, % (mean ± SD) 37.03 ± 12.59 <0.001 39.68 ± 7.87 36.09 ± 14.15 0.613 28.35 ± 14.68 0.001 0.046 43.99 ± 6.09 0.458 0.040 <0.001

n, number; SD, standard deviation; AMD, age-related macular degeneration; RPD, reticular pseudodrusen; GA, geographic atrophy; LCA, luminal choroidal area; SCA, stromal choroidal area; TCA, total choroidal area; CVI, choroidal vascularity index

Statistical Analysis: Analysis of variance (ANOVA) for independent samples with Tukey post hoc analysis.

a

ANOVA for independent samples.

b

Comparison with drusen group.

c

Comparison with RPD group.

d

Comparison with GA group.