Table 4: Comparison of median percentage changes in retinal microhaemorrhages between treatment group and placebo group.

Timeline

Median percentage change in retinal microhaemorrhages (%)

P-value

Treatment group

(n = 22)

Placebo group

(n = 36)

Median

IQR

Median

IQR

Baseline to Week 12

-10.55

65.87

-35.74

64.93

0.269

Week 12 to Week 36

-31.15

79.21

8.30

119.60

0.009*

Baseline to Week 36

-41.89

60.24

-18.40

88.96

0.027*

Data is not normally distributed. Mann-whitney test. *Significant at p < 0.01; n: number of eyes; Week 12: at 12 weeks of treatment; Week 36: 24 weeks after treatment cessation.