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Table 1 General information and the index of tear film

From: Video display terminal use and other risk factors for abnormal blinking in children: gender differences

Gender

Parameters

NBG

ABG

X2c

P valuec

Male

Age (years)a

7.49±2.95

7.93±2.61

 

0.460

Blinking ratea

14.65±3.77

31.5±8.69

 

<0.001

Incomplete blinking ratea

13.26±8.02

23.86±12.58

 

<0.001

VDTt (hours)a

1.04±0.88

2.69±0.91

 

<0.001

FLb

 

1.347

1.000

I

42(98%)

41(93%)

II

0(0%)

1(2%)

III

1(2%)

2(5%)

BUT(s) a

6.43±2.68

4.29±2.43

-

<0.001

TH (mm) a

0.23±0.07

0.18±0.07

-

0.002

AVGa

69.70±22.43

43.34±13.22

-

<0.001

MINa

61.40±22.77

38.66±12.85

-

<0.001

MAXa

80.35±21.33

54.45±15.14

-

<0.001

OPIa

1.56±0.76

2.19±1.21

-

0.004

Female

Age (years)a

8.18±2.27

8.38±3.41

 

0.759

Blinking ratea

14.55±4.27

28.35±5.92

 

<0.001

Incomplete blinking ratea

14.70±6.22

23.55±10.20

 

<0.001

VDTt (hours) a

1.01±1.03

2.24±1.21

 

<0.001

FLb

 

0.732

0.753

I

35(87.5%)

37(92.5%)

II

3(7.5%)

2(5%)

III

0(0%)

0(0%)

IV

2(5.0%)

1(2.5%)

BUT(s) a

6.06±2.60

5.34±2.80

-

0.236

TH (mm) a

0.20±0.08

0.19±0.07

-

0.815

AVGa

71.78±21.87

52.50±19.20

-

<0.001

MINa

66.40±21.84

46.90±18.82

-

<0.001

MAXa

82.23±21.43

64.73±23.62

-

0.001

OPIa

1.51±0.86

2.52±1.52

-

0.001

  1. Notes: Data showed as mean +/- standard deviation or n
  2. Abbreviation: NBG, normal blinking group; ABG, abnormal blinking group; VDTt, video display terminal time. FL, corneal fluorescence staining score; BUT, tear film breakup time; TH, tear meniscus height; AVG, the average of tear film lipid layer thickness; MIN, the minimum of tear film lipid layer thickness; MAX, the maximum of tear film lipid layer thickness; OPI, ocular protection index
  3. P < 0.05 indicates statistical significance
  4. a Independent sample T test
  5. b Pearson Chi-Square and Fisher’s Exact Test
  6. c Comparison between the NBG and ABG