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Table 5 Correlation analysis between demodex count and parameters in demodex positive patients

From: The correlation between Demodex infestation and meibomian gland dysfunction at different ages

 

Young

Elderly

R

P value

R

P value

Age

-0.184

0.209

0.164

0.228

OSDI

0.136

0.336

0.120

0.386

FBUT

0.226

0.140

-0.192

0.172

CFS

0.139

0.351

0.099

0.466

SIT(mm)

0.209

0.173

0.012

0.931

LLT(nm)

0.214

0.149

-0.057

0.682

MG dropout

0.113

0.446

0.106

0.442

Plugging of MG orifices

0.069

0.664

0.446

0.001

Lid margin abnormality

0.289

0.049

0.193

0.155

MG expression

-0.046

0.759

0.182

0.179

Meibum quality

0.303

0.038

0.102

0.456

  1. MG Meibomian gland, OSDI Ocular surface disease index, FBUT Fluorescein tear film break-up time, CFS Corneal fluorescein staining, SIT Schirmer test I, LLT Lipid layer thickness
  2. P-value determined by Spearman correlation analysis
  3. Significant p values P < 0.05 are in bold