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Table 1 Tear breakup time and Oxford Schema in relation to risk factors

From: Prevalence of dry eye syndrome in residents of surgical specialties

Variable

Tear breakup time <10 s

Tear breakup time >10 s

P value

Oxford Schema 0

Oxford Schema 1

P value

1st year of residency

33 (79 %)

9 (21 %)

0.008

28 (67 %)

14 (33 %)

0.06

2nd year of residency

34 (63 %)

20 (37 %)

0.88

45 (83 %)

9 (17 %)

0.54

3rd year of residency

32 (47 %)

36 (53 %)

0.14

58 (85 %)

10 (15 %)

0.29

4th year of residency

23 (68 %)

11 (32 %)

0.23

22 (65 %)

12 (35 %)

<0.001

5th year of residency

7 (32 %)

15 (68 %)

0.02

19 (86 %)

3 (14 %)

0.33

6th year of residency

10 (56 %)

8 (44 %)

0.91

16 (89 %)

2 (11 %)

0.27

7th year of residency

1 (12 %)

7 (88 %)

0.01

8 (100 %)

0 (0 %)

0.16

Chronic eye disease

43 (58 %)

31 (42 %)

0.80

62 (84 %)

12 (16 %)

0.29

Contact lenses

13 (81 %)

3 (19 %)

0.04

9 (56 %)

7 (44 %)

0.02

Refractive surgery

19 (68 %)

9 (32 %)

0.21

24 (86 %)

4 (14 %)

0.39

Allergies

41 (66 %)

21 (34 %)

0.09

52 (84 %)

10 (16 %)

0.34

Smoking

21 (50 %)

21 (50 %)

0.32

32 (76 %)

10 (24 %)

0.53

Hormonal contraceptives

9 (56 %)

7 (44 %)

0.10

14 (87 %)

2 (13 %)

0.51

Makeup use

41 (71 %)

17 (29 %)

0.66

51 (88 %)

7 (12 %)

0.04

Makeup use, 0–12 h

23 (68 %)

11 (32 %)

0.54

34 (100 %)

0 (0 %)

0.001

Makeup use, 12–24 h

18 (75 %)

6 (25 %)

0.54

17 (71 %)

7 (29 %)

0.001

Microscope use

73 (68 %)

35 (32 %)

0.10

84 (78 %)

24 (22 %)

0.003