Table 2.

Relative and Total Quantities of Lipid Moieties in Human Meibum

Cohort	Molar Ratio of CE/WE (Samples With Measurable CE)	Molar Ratio of CE/WE (All Samples)	Total Esters Per Sample (nmol)
Non-MGD	0.46 ± 0.06 (15)	0.29 ± 0.06 (24)	49 ± 6
Mild-to-moderate MGD	0.31 ± 0.06 (11)	0.14 ± 0.04 (24)	79 ± 14
Severe MGD	0.17 ± 0.04 (9)	0.07 ± 0.02 (21)	62 ± 11
P, non-MGD vs mild-to-moderate MGD	0.077	0.038
P, mild-to-moderate vs severe MGD	0.062	0.16
P, non-MGD vs severe MGD	0.0015	0.0016

CE, cholesteryl ester; WE, wax ester.

Data are mean ± standard error of the mean. The number of samples is shown in parentheses.