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Table 2 The confocal microscopy parameters of meibomian glands

From: In vivo confocal microscopy assessment of meibomian glands microstructure in patients with Graves’ orbitopathy

Parameters

Active GO (34 eyes)

Inactive GO (46 eyes)

Control (62 eyes)

P*

MOA, μm2

1985.82 ± 1325.30

2021.59 ± 1367.45

3896.63 ± 891.90

0.000a

MAD, /mm2

87.21 ± 32.69

80.72 ± 35.54

114.69 ± 34.90

0.000b

MALD, μm

118.11 ± 30.23

120.58 ± 27.64

58.68 ± 20.28

0.000c

MASD, μm

44.77 ± 19.16

46.02 ± 20.70

27.80 ± 9.90

0.000d

MAI

1.59 ± 0.60

1.26 ± 0.49

0.71 ± 0.61

0.000e

MSR

1.21 ± 0.40

1.76 ± 0.73

0.94 ± 0.67

0.000f

AWI

1.94 ± 0.76

0.89 ± 0.60

0.97 ± 0.74

0.000g

API

2.06 ± 0.68

1.04 ± 0.62

0.90 ± 0.64

0.000h

MF

0.65 ± 0.59

0.93 ± 0.48

0.37 ± 0.55

0.000i

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD), n (%) or median (range), as appropriate
  2. MG Meibomian gland, MOA MG orifice area, MAD MG acinar density, MALD MG acinar longest diameter, MASD MG acinar shortest diameter, MAI MG acinar irregularity, MSR Meibum secretion reflectivity, AWI Acinar wall inhomogeneity, API Acinar periglandular interstices inhomogeneity, MF Severity of MG fibrosis
  3. *Obtained by Kruskal-Wallis test
  4. a Active GO vs. Inactive GO: P = 0.793; Active GO vs. Control: P = 0.000; Inactive GO vs. Control: P = 0.000 (Mann- Whitney U test)
  5. b Active GO vs. Inactive GO: P = 0.302; Active GO vs. Control: P = 0.001; Inactive GO vs. Control: P = 0.000 (Mann- Whitney U test)
  6. c Active GO vs. Inactive GO: P = 0.543; Active GO vs. Control: P = 0.000; Inactive GO vs. Control: P = 0.000 (Mann- Whitney U test)
  7. d Active GO vs. Inactive GO: P = 0.701; Active GO vs. Control: P = 0.000; Inactive GO vs. Control: P = 0.000 (Mann- Whitney U test)
  8. e Active GO vs. Inactive GO: P = 0.015; Active GO vs. Control: P = 0.000; Inactive GO vs. Control: P = 0.000 (Mann- Whitney U test)
  9. f Active GO vs. Inactive GO: P = 0.000; Active GO vs. Control: P = 0.040; Inactive GO vs. Control: P = 0.000 (Mann- Whitney U test)
  10. g Active GO vs. Inactive GO: P = 0.000; Active GO vs. Control: P = 0.000; Inactive GO vs. Control: P = 0.720 (Mann- Whitney U test)
  11. h Active GO vs. Inactive GO: P = 0.000; Active GO vs. Control: P = 0.000; Inactive GO vs. Control: P = 0.209 (Mann- Whitney U test)
  12. i Active GO vs. Inactive GO: P = 0.017; Active GO vs. Control: P = 0.020; Inactive GO vs. Control: P = 0.000 (Mann- Whitney U test)
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