The lack of correlation between symptoms and signs in patients with meibomian gland dysfunction: a secondary analysis of the multicenter, randomized controlled trial

Table 3 Multiple linear regression analysis between SPEED score and signs in all subjects or women

	Total (n = 122)		Women (n = 95)
	Regression coefficient	p	Regression coefficient	p
TBUT	-0.119	0.705	0.069	0.850
CFSS	-0.233	0.334	-0.072	0.778
MGYSS	-0.160	0.195	-0.074	0.609
Lid margin hyperemia	0.173	0.883	-0.119	0.931
Lid margin thickening	1.650	0.144	2.330	0.063
Lid margin rounding	0.777	0.532	1.681	0.248
Hyperkeratinization	-0.952	0.429	-0.524	0.702
Telangiectasia around orifices	0.064	0.947	0.573	0.600

SPEED Standard patient evaluation of eye dryness, TBUT Tear break-up time, CFSS Corneal fluorescein staining score, MGYSS Meibomian gland yielding secretion score

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