Table 2.

Comparison of the retinal thickness in different subfields between the lower white matter hyperintensity volume group and the higher white matter hyperintensity volume group.

	Lower WMH volume group (n = 92)	Higher WMH volume group (n = 93)	P-value
Macular central fovea
Retina, total, μm	235.42 ± 22.52	240.49 ± 24.63	0.146
RNFL, μm	8.17 ± 4.3	9.9 ± 5.38	0.016*
GCIP, μm	46.04 ± 10.77	48.99 ± 11.79	0.078
Superior inner macula
Retina, total, μm	301.04 ± 15.55	291.26 ± 19.69	<0.001*
RNFL, μm	31.83 ± 7.38	29.6 ± 6.8	0.034*
GCIP, μm	84.7 ± 9.23	80.89 ± 11.52	0.014*
Nasal inner macula
Retina, total, μm	301.12 ± 17.24	292.91 ± 22.27	0.006*
RNFL, μm	29.59 ± 8.28	27.23 ± 7.14	0.039*
GCIP, μm	83.76 ± 10.48	80.04 ± 12.19	0.027*
Inferior inner macula
Retina, total, μm	294.44 ± 17.22	286.6 ± 21.87	0.007*
RNFL, μm	30.19 ± 9.53	28.47 ± 8.44	0.196
GCIP, μm	85.33 ± 26.88	77.91 ± 13.14	0.018*
Temporal inner macula
Retina, total, μm	286.73 ± 16.23	279.89 ± 22.03	0.017*
RNFL, μm	25.3 ± 8.43	25.26 ± 9.73	0.972
GCIP, μm	78.23 ± 10.68	74.19 ± 14.59	0.033*
Superior outer macula
Retina, total, μm	266.19 ± 16.17	257.48 ± 18.09	0.001*
RNFL, μm	44.18 ± 6.65	41.33 ± 7.51	0.007*
GCIP, μm	62.72 ± 6.89	59.36 ± 9.32	0.006*
Nasal outer macula
Retina, total, μm	281.77 ± 15.76	272.99 ± 17.55	<0.001*
RNFL, μm	54.76 ± 10.5	49.3 ± 9.42	<0.001*
GCIP, μm	67.15 ± 8.16	65.09 ± 8.05	0.085
Inferior outer macula
Retina, total, μm	257.66 ± 16.63	250.07 ± 17.34	0.003*
RNFL, μm	45.82 ± 7.46	41.77 ± 8.43	0.001*
GCIP, μm	61.29 ± 8.17	59.18 ± 9.4	0.105
Temporal outer macula
Retina, total, μm	252.69 ± 16.83	245.73 ± 16.97	0.006*
RNFL, μm	28.22 ± 8.31	26.53 ± 9.02	0.188
GCIP, μm	66.15 ± 7.81	62.09 ± 10.82	0.004*

These values represent the mean with the SD. WMH, white matter hyperintensity; RNFL, retinal nerve fiber layer; GCIP, ganglion cell and inner plexiform layer.

^*Bold values indicate P < 0.05.