Table 3

Baseline distribution of choroidal thickness at different locations from fovea by myopic maculopathy progression in the follow-up

Locations		7–18 years			19–39 years			40–70 years		All subjects
		Myopic maculopathy progression			Myopic maculopathy progression			Myopic maculopathy progression		Total (n=434)	Myopic maculopathy progression		P value*
	Subtotal (n=230)	Present (n=29, μm)	Absent (n=201, μm)	Subtotal (n=155)	Present (n=24, μm)	Absent (n=131, μm)	Subtotal (n=49)	Present (n=30, μm)	Absent (n=19, μm)	Total (n=434)	Present (n=72, μm)	Absent (n=362, μm)	P value*
Subfoveal	165.71±62.26	93.31±37.34	176.15±58.08	155.91±80.35	57.881±28.01	173.87±73.55	88.51±58.34	42.00±23.76	121.07±53.06	153.27±72.91	67.26±37.67	170.95±65.45	<0.001
Inner nasal	141.53±54.67	72.59±26.44	151.47±50.36	137.10±69.33	56.46±30.17	151.87±64.13	79.71±53.41	39.95±27.37	107.53±49.56	132.85±63.21	58.09±30.65	148.21±56.91	<0.001
Outer nasal	104.08±43.13	52.48±18.18	111.53±40.52	102.33±49.84	49.29±30.53	112.05±46.51	60.92±38.29	34.95±20.10	79.10±37.67	98.52±47.14	46.47±24.21	109.22±43.45	<0.001
Inner temporal	185.70±62.31	114.76±45.91	195.94±57.58	171.65±81.85	66.88±36.01	190.84±72.86	105.42±62.24	56.00±33.49	140±53.86	171.30±74.15	82.55±47.11	189.54±64.98	<0.001
Outer temporal	197.91±59.02	206.99±55.34	135.00±43.81	180.81±74.85	84.25±42.07	198.50±65.47	113.61±60.95	70.90±42.72	143.50±53.86	181.89±70.31	100.25±51.04	198.66±61.48	<0.001
Inner superior	180.70±62.38	108.45±42.55	191.13±57.76	169.94±80.50	69.88±28.04	188.28±73.15	97.31±62.91	47.76±27.01	132.00±57.42	167.16±74.12	78.72±42.36	185.34±65.71	<0.001
Outer superior	188.60±61.60	113.31±37.49	199.46±56.63	182.42±78.48	81.67±32.56	200.88±69.93	105.45±64.23	52.67±25.85	142.40±56.77	176.63±73.19	85.84±40.97	195.29±63.81	<0.001
Inner inferior	157.28±51.79	91.05±40.71	168.93±53.17	140.77±43.76	75.30±48.54	157.12±57.37	84.36±47.94	46.33±30.28	112.73±49.64	142.65±60.31	69.48±38.69	157.92±59.33	<0.001
Outer inferior	161.84±58.23	97.83±33.96	171.08±55.15	146.21±65.26	65.46±30.66	161.00±58.78	90.20±48.85	52.81±27.91	116.37±43.09	147.90±63.88	74.55±36.48	162.98±57.56	<0.001

*The analysis of covariance was used for to compare the CT between the different groups after controlling for age.
CT, choroidal thickness.