Table 4 Measures taken from the ophthalmic, central retinal and carotid arteries in control and hypertensive participants
Controls | Participants with hypertension | Standardised differential mean | Confidence interval | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ophthalmic artery | Entropy | 1.36 (0.03) | 1.24 (0.03) | 0.12 (0.05) | 0.009 to 0.22 | 0.017 |
Resistive index | 0.88 (0.13) | 0.73 (0.01) | 0.15 (0.09) | −0.05 to 0.35 | 0.127 | |
Pulsatility index | 1.47 (0.26) | 1.15 (0.19) | −0.103 (0.33) | −0.76 to 0.55 | 0.755 | |
Central Retinal Artery | Entropy | 1.25 (0.04) | 1.14 (0.03) | 0.11 (0.05) | 0.004 to 0.215 | 0.040 |
Resistive index | 0.92 (0.04) | 0.81 (0.03) | 0.12 (0.05) | 0.005 to 0.226 | 0.029 | |
Pulsatility index | 2.69 (0.44) | 1.73 (0.16) | 0.96 (0.38) | 0.19 to 1.73 | 0.015 | |
Carotid Artery | Resistive index | 0.79 (0.08) | 0.78 (0.06) | 0.02 (0.11) | −0.20 to 0.23 | 0.863 |
Pulsatility index | 1.23 (0.42) | 1.48 (0.16) | −0.25 (0.37) | −1.01 to 0.49 | 0.579 | |
Entropy | 1.32 (0.02) | 1.28 (0.27) | 0.04 (0.04) | −0.04 to 0.12 | 0.267 |