Research Article

Corneal Endothelial Characteristics in Normal Chinese Han Children and Youngsters: A Study from the Specular Microscopy Descriptions

Table 4

Correlation between age and variables pertaining to the corneal thickness and endothelial characteristics in normal Chinese Han children and youngsters.

ParametersPearson’s correlation coefficient () value

CCT (μm)−0.0840.001
ECD (cells/mm2)−0.612<0.001
CV (%)0.502<0.001
HEX (%)−0.436<0.001
(S/μm2)0.406<0.001
(S/μm2)0.518<0.001
(S/μm2)0.547<0.001
(S/μm2)0.618<0.001

Note: SD: standard deviation; CCT: central corneal thickness; ECD: endothelial cell density; CV: coefficient of variation in cell area; HEX: hexagonal cells; : size of minimal cell; : size of maximal cell; : average cell size; : size standard deviation.