Relationship Between Retinal Parameters and Female Body Size, Shape, and Proportions
| Author(s) | |
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Laurinavičiūtė, Guoda | Vilniaus universitetas |
Tutkuvienė, Janina | Vilniaus universitetas |
| Date Issued |
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2022-08-24 |
Abstracts of ePoster Presentations
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ISBN 978-609-07-0759-3 (print book) ISBN 978-609-07-0760-9 (digital PDF)
Background and Aim. There is a lack of data on how eye structures can be related to body size, shape and proportions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between retina parameters and anthropometric measurements. Material and Methods. A total of 50 women (100 eyes) older than 50 years (M=64 years; min-max=51-86 years) were investigated. Height, weight, transverse and longitudinal measurements, circumferences, skinfolds were measured using standard methods. Body mass index (BMI), Skelic, and centrality indices were calculated. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) was used to examine the retina: average retinal nerve fiber layer (avRNFL), average ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (avGC-IPL) and average inner limiting membrane-retinal pigment epithelium (avILM-RPE) thickness. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was calculated using IBM SPSS 23.0. Results. No significant correlation was found between OCT parameters and BMI (p>0.05). AvRNFL thickness was negatively correlated with forearm and calf length (r=-0.35-0.36; p<0.05). Significant correlations between avGC-IPL thickness and sitting height, neck, chest skinfold, shoulder width (r=0.38-0.42), wrist diameter and second finger length (r=-0.37-0.42) were observed (p<0.05). Negative correlations were found between avRNFL and avGC-IPL thickness and Skelic idex (r=-0.36-0.4; p<0.05). AvILM-RPE thickness positively correlated with weight, height, sitting height, neck, chest, arm circumferences, subscapular, triceps, thigh skinfolds, centrality index (r=0.34-0.41; p<0.05). Conclusions. In subjects with longer forearms, calves and higher Skelic index, the avRNFL was thinner. Shorter second finger, smaller wrist and Skelic index were associated with thinner avGC-IPL, while individuals with larger sitting height, larger shoulders, and larger neck, also thoracic skinfolds had thicker avGC-IPL. Subjects with higher weight, height, sitting height, upper body circumferences, skinfolds and centrality index had thicker avILM-RPE. Consequently, we can assume that body size and shape can change during the growth process, as well as later in life according to the needs of the body to support the most vital organs.