Table 2: Measurements in layers and concentric radial zones of diabetic and control eyes.

Corneal layer and zone

Age group

 

 

60-69

70-79

80-89

   

Diabetic group

Control group

P

Diabetic group

Control group

P

Diabetic group

Control group

P

Anterior

0-2 mm

15.122 ± 1.380

14.628 ± 1.005

0.012b

15.492 ± 1.458

15.141 ± 1.205

0.051b

16.919 ± 2.477

15.928 ± 2.029

0.001b

 

2-6 mm

14.364 ± 1.219

14.274 ± 1.260

0.527b

15.864 ± 2.123

15.085 ± 1.776

0.003b

17.364 ± 2.540

16.286 ± 2.391

0.001b

 

6-10 mm

22.717 ± 5.718

24.065 ± 7.500

0.318b

30.208 ± 8.773

28.627 ± 7.439

0.176a

34.573 ± 7.191

33.349 ± 8.362

0.386b

 

10-12 mm

34.522 ± 12.696

34.838 ± 11.589

0.619b

40.667 ± 12.898

40.232 ± 13.039

0.840 b

44.316 ± 12.264

41.704 ± 12.743

0.135b

 

Total

20.207 ± 3.256

20.658 ± 4.003

0.587b

24.060 ± 4.710

23.025 ± 3.854

0.227 b

26.861 ± 4.321

25.424 ± 4.805

0.059a

Central

0-2 mm

9.829 ± 0.677

9.798 ± 0.649

0.622b

10.139 ± 0.917

10.055 ± 0.912

0.358 b

11.280 ± 1.929

10.423 ± 1.086

0.000b

 

2-6 mm

9.493 ± 0.703

9.628 ± 0.971

0.761b

10.623 ± 1.519

10.123 ± 1.251

0.014b

11.521 ± 1.676

10.900 ± 1.593

0.005b

 

6-10 mm

16.088 ± 3.764

16.912 ± 4.765

0.355b

21.211 ± 5.605

19.969 ± 4.594

0.092a

23.791 ± 4.956

22.829 ± 5.654

0.329b

 

10-12 mm

19.928 ± 5.073

19.964 ± 5.134

0.960b

23.054 ± 6.161

23.278 ± 5.939

0.681b

25.434 ± 6.088

23.212 ± 7.149

0.011b

 

Total

13.289 ± 1.895

13.644 ± 2.386

0.459b

15.871 ± 2.955

15.238 ± 2.227

0.255b

17.579 ± 2.726

16.549 ± 3.073

0.033a

Posterior

0-2 mm

10.078 ± 0.852

9.990 ± 0.758

0.871b

10.399 ± 0.973

10.405 ± 1.139

0.606b

11.700 ± 1.677

11.118 ± 1.309

0.028b

 

2-6 mm

9.801 ± 0.985

9.845 ± 1.017

0.858b

10.831 ± 1.381

10.456 ± 1.439

0.026b

11.823 ± 1.748

11.491 ± 1.655

0.209b

 

6-10 mm

15.344 ± 2.657

15.650 ± 3.187

0.765b

18.793 ± 3.277

17.971 ± 3.045

0.073a

20.359 ± 3.171

19.751 ± 3.614

0.278a

 

10-12 mm

16.903 ± 2.798

17.114 ± 2.679

0.553a

19.289 ± 3.090

19.225 ± 3.041

0.854b

20.669 ± 3.700

19.392 ± 3.785

0.032b

 

Total

12.771 ± 1.472

12.902 ± 1.686

0.985b

14.643 ± 1.871

14.186 ± 1.668

0.144b

15.917 ± 1.799

15.309 ± 2.116

0.107b

Total

0-2 mm

11.682 ± 0.833

11.466 ± 0.689

0.164b

12.001 ± 0.996

11.865 ± 0.981

0.219b

13.300 ± 1.907

12.491 ± 1.298

0.001b

 

2-6 mm

11.224 ± 0.885

11.251 ± 1.026

0.746b

12.437 ± 1.606

11.888 ± 1.417

0.008b

13.567 ± 1.908

12.894 ± 1.768

0.011b

 

6-10 mm

18.050 ± 3.912

18.879 ± 5.011

0.435b

23.402 ± 5.712

22.187 ± 4.784

0.109a

26.244 ± 4.898

25.313 ± 5.727

0.288a

 

10-12 mm

23.697 ± 6.252

23.966 ± 5.997

0.711b

27.666 ± 6.788

27.580 ± 6.706

0.981b

30.141 ± 6.411

28.099 ± 7.287

0.027b

 

Total

15.422 ± 2.107

15.739 ± 2.607

0.617b

18.186 ± 3.066

17.477 ± 2.422

0.198b

20.120 ± 2.797

19.094 ± 3.219

0.041a

All corneal densitometry values represented in grayscale units. Data are expressed as mean ± SD.

aIndependent sample t test.

bMann-Whitney U test.