Retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) integrity and its relations to retinal microvasculature and microcirculation in myopic eyes

Table 1 Demographics and clinical manifestations of study subjects

Variables	HC	MM	HM
Age (years)	30.6 ± 6.6	29.3 ± 5.6	29.5 ± 6.0
Age (years)	22 – 48	20 – 41	21 – 40
Sex ratio, Male: Female	13 : 16	11 : 11	6 : 11
Spherical equivalent refractive error (D)	−1.39 ± 0.95	−4.63 ± 0.99	−7.28 ± 1.05
Range (D)	0 – −2.75	−3 – −5.75	−6 – −9.25
AL (mm)	24.34 ± 0.72	25.39 ± 1.16*	26.94 ± 0.63*^
SBP (mmHg)	114.97 ± 11.36	113.24 ± 9.09	110.59 ± 11.01
DBP (mmHg)	75.97 ± 8.13	76.67 ± 7.75	71.65 ± 6.43*
HR (beats/min)	69.17 ± 11.69	71.86 ± 7.47	69.82 ± 10.78

Results are presented as the mean ± standard deviation. Abbreviations: AL = Axial Length, D = diopters, HC = healthy control, HM = high myopia, HR = heart rate, MM = moderate myopia, RE = refractive error, SBP = systolic blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure, SD = Standard deviation. *P < 0.05 compared to HC, ^P < 0.05 compared to MM

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