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. 2023 Apr 5;71(4):1619–1625. doi: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_2789_22

Table 3.

Correlations between Omega-3 index and study parameters at baseline

Parameter Omega-3 Group Placebo group


Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r) with 95% CI P Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r) with 95% CI P
Symptom score -0.440 (-0.509 to -0.365) <0.001 -0.406 (-0.478 to -0.329) <0.001
Schirmer 0.412 (0.335 to 0.484) <0.001 0.204 (0.116 to 0.288) <0.001
TBUT 0.307 (0.223 to 0.386) <0.001 0.404 (0.327 to 0.477) <0.001
Tear film osmolarity -0.158 (-0.244 to -0.069) <0.001 -0.315 (-0.392 to -0.231) <0.001
Goblet cell density 0.547 (0.481 to 0.607) <0.001 0.390 (0.312 to 0.464) <0.001

CI (95% confidence interval)