Table 4 Risk factors and socioepidemiological factors related to OSDI scores
From: Prevalence of dry eye syndrome in association with the use of contact lenses in Saudi Arabia
N | Mean OSDI | SD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Using contact lenses | No | 174 | 36.1 | 21.4 |
Yes | 136 | 39.9 | 20.8 | |
Sex | Male | 58 | 34.3 | 22.7 |
Female | 252 | 38.6 | 20.8 | |
Nationality | Saudi | 293 | 37.5 | 20.8 |
Non-Saudi | 17 | 43.0 | 26.1 | |
Marital status | Married | 60 | 39.6 | 23.3 |
Not married | 250 | 37.4 | 20.6 | |
Employment | Employed | 73 | 36.1 | 21.1 |
Not employed | 237 | 38.3 | 21.2 | |
Education | University degree | 223 | 37.0 | 20.9 |
Less than university degree | 87 | 39.7 | 21.7 | |
Residence | Rural | 29 | 35.7 | 20.7 |
Urban | 281 | 38.0 | 21.2 | |
Smoking | Non smoker | 280 | 37.3 | 20.6 |
Smoker | 30 | 42.1 | 26.0 | |
Income | Less than 5000 SR | 162 | 38.6 | 21.4 |
5000 to 10,000 SR | 68 | 38.3 | 22.1 | |
more than 10,000 SR | 80 | 35.8 | 20.0 | |