Mean and SD in parenthesis of Hb's percentage analysing optic disc photographs with Laguna ONhE (optic nerve hemoglobin) program of MS patients with previous ON attack and without history of previous attack, and statistical significance (p)
| MS patients without ON (n=26) | MS patients with ON (n=12) | p Value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Hb | 59.67 (10.11) | 56.55 (11.26) | 0.013 |
| Hb 1 | 69.88 (15.98) | 69.56 (17.09) | 0.205 |
| Hb 2 | 68.24 (14.66) | 68.02 (15.32) | 0.025 |
| Hb 3 | 63.09 (12.01) | 60.23 (12.89) | 0.027 |
| Hb 4 | 67.23 (15.77) | 67.04 (16.66) | 0.321 |
| Hb 5 | 69.40 (13.01) | 67.99 (13.89) | 0.112 |
| Hb 6 | 62.94 (12.21) | 60.51 (13.50) | 0.066 |
| Hb 7 | 59.62 (15.98) | 59.01 (16.54) | 0.135 |
| Hb 8 | 64.10 (14.10) | 60.22 (15.01) | 0.014 |
| Hb 9 | 63.45 (10.55) | 61.41 (12.28) | 0.035 |
| Hb 10 | 51.59 (18.88) | 48.11 (19.71) | 0.030 |
| Hb 11 | 52.65 (16.32) | 48.89 (16.66) | 0.004 |
| Hb 12 | 54.02 (13.56) | 49.00 (13.99) | 0.005 |
| Hb 13 | 47.99 (19.67) | 45.89 (21.79) | 0.026 |
| Hb 14 | 47.18 (17.00) | 45.87 (18.29) | <0.001 |
| Hb 15 | 48.33 (12.98) | 46.75 (13.82) | 0.003 |
| Hb 16 | 53.72 (20.19) | 52.95 (21.83) | 0.043 |
| Hb 17 | 56.77 (17.56) | 54.86 (17.02) | 0.005 |
| Hb 18 | 59.06 (13.45) | 56.11 (13.94) | 0.004 |
| Hb 19 | 63.77 (21.87) | 62.67 (23.01) | 0.087 |
| Hb 20 | 69.59 (15.19) | 67.28 (15.98) | 0.021 |
| Hb 21 | 69.97 (14.08) | 67.70 (12.89) | 0.024 |
| Hb 22 | 71.88 (18.23) | 70.00 (19.99) | 0.225 |
| Hb 23 | 74.83 (15.76) | 73.61 (15.05) | 0.056 |
| Hb 24 | 70.05 (12.01) | 68.95 (12.32) | 0.012 |
*Significant difference (p<0.05) in Mann–Whitney U test between MS without ON and MS patients with ON.
Hb, haemoglobin; MS, multiple sclerosis; ON, optic neuritis.