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Table 2 Demographic Data and Clinical Characteristics of SSDE and NSSDE

From: Analysis of the first tear film break-up point in Sjögren’s syndrome and non-Sjögren’s syndrome dry eye patients

 

NSSDE(n = 44)

SSDE(n = 44)

P

Age

53.41 ± 11.78

58.32 ± 12.11

.057

Sex

3 M/19F

2 M/20F

.644

OSDI score

13.45 ± 6.54

27.31 ± 7.80

<.001

Schirmer I test(mm/5 min)

9.32 ± 7.75

3.57 ± 4.35

<.001

TMH(mm)

.19 ± 0.08

0.13 ± 0.08

.012

FBUT(s)

3.43 ± 1.74

1.70 ± 1.80

.001

f-NIKBUT(s)

5.60 ± 3.78

4.15 ± 2.26

.039

Av-NIKBUT(s)

7.98 ± 4.60

6.36 ± 4.32

.193

FL score

0.16 ± 0.57

3.61 ± 4.46

<.001

Meibomian gland dropout rate(%)

 Upper eyelid

34.63 ± 13.47

47.52 ± 19.49

0.001

 Lower eyelid

49.57 ± 23.49

69.24 ± 20.69

<0.001

  1. TMH Tear meniscus height, FBUT Fluorescein break-up time, f-NIKBUT First-noninvasive keratograph tear film break-up time, Av-NIKBUT Average-noninvasive keratograph tear film break-up time, FL score Fluorescein staining score
  2. Generalized estimating equation was used to adjusted the correlation between right and left eyes