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. 2022 May 3;14(5):e24700. doi: 10.7759/cureus.24700

Table 1. Specular microscopy examination of donor's eye.

CV, coefficient of variation; ECD, endothelial cell density; SD, standard deviation; *, statistically significant

Age range (Years) Donors, n (%) ECD (cells/mm2), Mean ± SD P-Value Hexagonality (Mean ± SD) P-Value CV (Mean ± SD) P-Value
< 20 2 (4) 3125 ± 64.55   58.25 ± 1.70   29 ± 1.15  
21-40 12 (26) 2522.83 ± 591.94 *0.0001 56.66 ± 5.10 0.2589 37.92 ± 7.95 *0.0001
41-50 13 (27.7) 2368.73 ± 537.43 0.3415 53.69 ± 6.16 0.0685 36.31 ± 3.96 0.3778
51-60 9 (19.14) 2114.78 ± 394.94 0.0781 55.06 ± 5.64 0.4526 37.44 ± 3.48 0.3206
61-70 9 (19.14) 1678.33 ± 349.03 *0.0013 46.16 ± 8.26 *0.0007 42.11 ± 5.49 *0.0049
71-80 1 (2) 1175 ± 332.34 0.2501 47 ± 1.41 0.7099 48 ± 2.82 0.1325
>80 1 (2) 1446.5 ± 60.10 0.0693 41 ± 1.41 0.0513 37 ± 1.41 0.0693
Total 47 2214.40 ± 613.82   53.05 ± 7.32   38.0 ± 6.13