Skip to main content
. 2018 Jul 21;136(4):276–286. doi: 10.1590/1516-3180.2018.0227230718

Table 1: Comparison of microvascular measurements of the retina in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) and at the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology (gold standard), n = 25.

ELSA-Brasil Gold standard Difference P
Mean (SE) Mean (SE) Mean (95% CI)
Central retinal artery equivalent (µm) 138.2 (2.33) 138.0 (2.29) 0.16 (-0.17-0.50) 0.31
Central retinal vein equivalent (µm) 198.3 (4.34) 198.5 (4.33) -0.21 (-0.56-0.14) 0.22
Arteriole/venule ratio 0.70 (0.013) 0.70 (0.013) 0.0005 (-0.008-0.009) 0.55

P-value of the t test for paired data. SE = standard error; CI = confidence interval.