Table 2

Weighted correlation coefficients (p value) between peripapillary vascular density (pVD), retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness and visual field mean sensitivity (VFMS)

All Subjects (n=91)p*Mild Glaucoma (n=51)p*Moderate-to-Advanced Glaucoma (n=40)p*
pVD–VFMSpRNFLT–VFMSpVD–VFMSpRNFLT–VFMSpVD–VFMSRNFLT– VFMS
Average 0.449 (<0.001) 0.393 (<0.001) 0.6510.153 (0.295) 0.221 (0.158)0.992 0.526 (<0.001)  0.108 (0.524) 0.040
ST 0.579 (<0.001) 0.555 (<0.001) 0.815 0.442 (0.007) 0.356 (0.012) 0.615 0.713 (<0.001) 0.675 (<0.001) 0.752
SN 0.390 (<0.001) 0.237 (0.108)0.2590.265 (0.067) 0.288 (0.119)0.903 0.448 (0.005)  0.084 (0.626)0.086
N 0.381 (<0.001) 0.045 (0.691) 0.018 0.261 (0.069) 0.100 (0.500)0.414 0.506 (0.001) −0.141 (0.296) 0.003
IN 0.423 (<0.001) 0.302 (0.045) 0.3540.241 (0.096) 0.102 (0.490)0.482 0.451 (0.005)  0.333 (0.129)0.547
IT 0.650 (<0.001) 0.606 (<0.001) 0.630 0.426 (0.002)  0.362 (0.011) 0.710 0.677 (<0.001) 0.451 (0.005) 0.146
T0.274 (0.083)0.286 (0.078)0.9310.018 (0.900)−0.010 (0.948)0.891 0.420 (0.010) 0.379 (0.019) 0.833
  • Significant values are in bold type.

  • * Comparison of weighted correlation coefficients by Steiger’s test.

  • IN, inferonasal; IT, inferotemporal; N, nasal; pRNFLT, peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer thickness; pVD, peripapillary vascular density; r, weighted correlation coefficient by linear regression analysis; SN, superonasal; ST, superotemporal; T, temporal; VFMS, visual field mean sensitivity.