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Br J Ophthalmol 86:725-728 doi:10.1136/bjo.86.7.725
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Retinal nerve fibre layer loss in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus without retinopathy

Table 2

Retinal nerve fibre layer measurements patients with diabetes and normal controls

Parameter Patients with type 1 DM Normal control p Value
*Significant differences. The values are the mean (SD) for 10 subjects in each group.
Total polar integral (mm2) 0.588 (0.094) 0.605 (0.085) 0.64
Superior polar integral 0.190 (0.057) 0.232 (0.036) 0.03*
Temporal polar integral 0.052 (0.015) 0.048 (0.008) 0.36
Inferior polar integral 0.237 (0.510) 0.241 (0.036) 0.85
Nasal polar integral 0.060 (0.022) 0.145 (0.207) 0.35
Total polar average (μm) 66.30 (7.70) 72.80 (7.70) 0.05
Superior polar average 71.00 (11.05) 84.27 (10.56) 0.007*
Temporal polar average 40.14 (8.97) 41.37 (10.85) 0.76
Inferior polar average 78.8 (14.50) 86.90 (9.90) 0.17
Nasal polar average 51.01 (10.15) 52.30 (8.90) 0.74

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