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Table 4 The tear film function of different gender in the Diabetic Group

From: Prevalence and clinical characteristics of dry eye disease in community-based type 2 diabetic patients: the Beixinjing eye study

Factor

Sub-groups

n

BUT(s)

Schirmer I test

FL

Corneal Sensitivity

Gender

Female

896

3.63 ± 2.10

8.67 ± 5.89

0.59 ± 0.98

55.51 ± 10.21

 

Male

464

4.33 ± 2.70

9.59 ± 6.42

0.62 ± 1.16

53.64 ± 10.80

Statistic Value

  

−5.27

−2.67

− 0.49

3.14

P value

  

0.00

0.01

0.62

0.00

  1. BUT tear-film break up time, FL fluorescein and lissamine green staining