Semipartial correlation of gender with the thickness of retinal layers in each analytical area with or without magnification correction.

<p>The significance of the semipartial correlation coefficient (sr) and magnitude of the sr squared (sr²) are color coded in each analytical area. S = superior, N = nasal, I = inferior, T = temporal. A, F: retinal nerve fiber layer, B, G: ganglion cell layer plus inner plexiform layer, C, H: ganglion cell complex, D, I: total retina, E, J: outer retina. A—E: ‘magnification-uncorrected’ analytical area, F—J: ‘magnification-corrected’ analytical area. A significant sr was found in the inner ring of inner retinal layers and in all the analytical areas of outer and total retina. The sr² was relatively large in total and outer retina compared to inner retinal layers. The magnification correction of analytical areas did not cause remarkable changes in the magnitude of sr² values compared to the sr of axial length with the thickness of retinal layers (<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0147782#pone.0147782.g006" target="_blank">Fig 6</a>).