24 August 2025 : Clinical Research
Role of Flight Duration and Altitude in Ocular Health of Military Pilots
Justyna Mędrzycka ABCDEF 1, Grzegorz Rotuski BCDEF 1*, Radosław Różycki
EF 1, Joanna Gołębiewska ABCDEF 1
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.948936
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e948936
Table 3 Selected parameters measured in military pilots based on flight altitude.
| Analyzed trait | Flight altitude (MASL) | Statistical parameter | Correlation P coefficient & statistical significance level (P) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | Me | Q1–Q3 | Min.–max. | |||
| Foveal thickness [μm] | <5000 | 262.5 | 11.6 | 262.0 | 251.5–274.5 | 247–277 | =0.1531=0.1545 |
| 5000–10 000 | 264.4 | 13.1 | 266.0 | 252–273 | 238–284 | ||
| 10 000–20 000 | 268.7 | 18.5 | 267.5 | 259–281 | 222–308 | ||
| Perifoveal thickness [μm] | <5000 | 337.4 | 13.8 | 335.5 | 326.0–342.5 | 321–363 | =0.0471=0.6628 |
| 5000–10 000 | 335.1 | 13.6 | 333.0 | 324–345 | 313–363 | ||
| 10 000–20 000 | 337.0 | 16.2 | 335.0 | 326–347 | 306–397 | ||
| Mean RNFL [μm] | <5000 | 105.7 | 4.5 | 106.0 | 102–110 | 97–110 | =−0.0581=0.5950 |
| 5000–10 000 | 98.4 | 6.9 | 98.0 | 96–100 | 84–116 | ||
| 10 000–20 000 | 101.0 | 5.7 | 101.0 | 97–105 | 89–114 | ||
| Superior RNFL [μm] | <5000 | 108.6 | 5.7 | 110.0 | 102–113 | 101–117 | =−0.0971=0.3739 |
| 5000–10 000 | 100.7 | 7.7 | 100.0 | 98–102 | 85–121 | ||
| 10 000–20 000 | 102.9 | 6.3 | 102.0 | 98–107 | 91–121 | ||
| Inferior RNFL [μm] | <5000 | 102.5 | 4.5 | 102.0 | 100–106 | 93–110 | =−0.0275=0.8017 |
| 5000–10 000 | 95.9 | 7.2 | 96.0 | 92–100 | 78–111 | ||
| 10 000–20 000 | 98.8 | 6.6 | 98.0 | 94–104 | 85–115 | ||
| Total GCC [μm] | <5000 | 103.2 | 5.2 | 102.5 | 98.5–107.0 | 97–112 | =−0.1248=0.2466 |
| 5000–10 000 | 97.6 | 6.1 | 97.0 | 92–102 | 90–109 | ||
| 10 000–20 000 | 98.8 | 4.7 | 98.0 | 96–103 | 90–108 | ||
| Superior GCC [μm] | <5000 | 102.5 | 6.8 | 103.0 | 97–107 | 90–113 | =−0.1131=0.2941 |
| 5000–10 000 | 97.7 | 5.7 | 98.5 | 92–101 | 89–108 | ||
| 10 000–20 000 | 98.4 | 4.8 | 98.0 | 94–101 | 90–108 | ||
| Inferior GCC [μm] | <5000 | 103.2 | 5.1 | 102.0 | 99–107 | 97–111 | =−0.1160=0.2818 |
| 5000–10 000 | 98.6 | 6.1 | 97.5 | 94–102 | 90–110 | ||
| 10 000–20 000 | 99.4 | 4.5 | 98.0 | 97–102 | 91–108 | ||
| Subfoveal choroidal thickness [μm] | <5000 | 317.5 | 77.8 | 323.0 | 261–384 | 160–446 | =0.0831=0.4524 |
| 5000–10 000 | 366.6 | 103.9 | 326.0 | 274–434 | 221–591 | ||
| 10 000–20 000 | 354.8 | 74.8 | 332.0 | 296.5–407.5 | 246–568 | ||
| Retinal thickness [μm] | <5000 | 263.4 | 11.3 | 260.0 | 253.5–270.5 | 251–284 | =0.2109=0.0527 |
| 5000–10 000 | 266.7 | 14.2 | 267.5 | 253–277 | 243–290 | ||
| 10 000–20 000 | 272.6 | 21.5 | 271.0 | 260–285 | 226–348 | ||
| MASL – meters above sea level. | |||||||