Table 2 Comparison between patients with cerebral small vessel disease and healthy controls
| Retinal vessel parameters (mean ± SD) | Cerebral small vessel disease n = 24 | Young healthy controls n = 20 | p-values (Welch two-sample t-test) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inner retinal wall thickness (IWT) (μm) | 30.1 (±4.5) | 26.13 (± 4.7) | 0.002 |
| Outer retinal wall thickness (OWT) (μm) | 27.8 (±4.0) | 22.6 (±5.3) | 0.001 |
| Mean arterial wall thickness (MWT) (μm) | 28.9 (±3.1) | 23.9 (± 2.7) | 0.001 |
| Lumen diameter (LD) (μm) | 91.3 (±9.2) | 95.4 (± 9.6) | 0.156 |
| Wall to lumen ratio (WLR) | 0.32 (±0.05) | 0.25 (± 0.04) | 0.001 |
| Total vessel diameter | 149.2 (±11.5) | 143.2 (±11.9) | 0.099 |