Table 1.
The descriptive and laboratory values of the groups and the comparison analysis
| Group Statistics | |||
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| Parameters | Corneal Arcus State | Ratio | P |
| Gender (M/F) | Absent | 14/24 | 0.057§ |
| Present | 26/19 | ||
| Laterality (R/L) | Absent | 19/19 | 0.920§ |
| Present | 22/23 | ||
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| Parameters | Corneal Arcus State | Mean±SD | P (Z-score) |
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| Age (years) | Absent | 56.47±8.6 | 0.117¶ |
| Present | 59.56±8.7 | ||
| Spherical Equivalents (D) | Absent | −0.54±1.1 | 0.754 (−0.314)¥ |
| Present | −0.44±1.1 | ||
| Axial Length (mm) | Absent | 23.56±0.53 | 0.293¶ |
| Present | 23.68±0.52 | ||
| BCVA (Decimals) | Absent | 0.81±0.07 | 0.486¶ |
| Present | 0.82±0.08 | ||
| IOP (mm Hg) | Absent | 16±1.32 | 0.245¶ |
| Present | 15.6±1.44 | ||
| Total Cholesterol (mg/dL) | Absent | 220.89±49.89 | 0.721 (−0.357)¥ |
| Present | 220.91±34.64 | ||
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | Absent | 263.45±178.76 | 0.395 (−0.850)¥ |
| Present | 218.64±123.37 | ||
| LDL (mg/dL) | Absent | 125.38±38.74 | 0.540 (−0.613)¥ |
| Present | 127.91±30.37 | ||
| HDL (mg/dL) | Absent | 53.80±13.66 | 0.048* (−1.976)¥ |
| Present | 48.47±12.09 | ||
| VLDL (mg/dL) | Absent | 53.28±35.55 | 0.470 (−0.722)¥ |
| Present | 44.70±24.54 | ||
M: Male, F: Female, R: Right, L: Left, D: Diopter, mm: millimeter, BCVA: Best-corrected visual acuity, IOP: Intraocular pressure, mmHg: Millimeter mercury, mg: Milligram, dl: Desiliter, LDL: Low-density lipoprotein, HDL: High-density lipoprotein, VLDL: Very Low-density lipoprotein, SD: Standard deviation. *Statistically significant. §Chi-Square test. ¶Student t-test. ¥Mann-Whitney U test