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Table 6 Independent Odds ratio for developing DED among study group

From: Assessment of the prevalence and risk factors for dry eye symptoms among Romanian medical students using the ocular surface disease index – a cross-sectional study

 

OR for DED

95% CI for RR

P value

Sex (woman)

1.131

0.940, 1.362

0.098

Screen time

   

1–3 h/day

1.0

  

3–5 h/day

1.5

0.407, 5.522

0.542

5–8 h/day

2.641

0.731, 9.545

0.139

> 8 h/day

3.611

0.901, 14.469

0.070

Smoking (no)

1.353

1.044, 1.753

0.005

Atopy (yes)

1.769

0.662, 4.723

0.170

Contact lens wearers (yes)

0.917

0.834, 1.008

0.118

Oral contraceptives (yes)

2.063

0.501, 8.491

0.235

Autoimmune disease (yes)

1.081

0.248, 4.712

0.638

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