Table 2.
Descriptive statistics and OR [95%CI = Confidence interval] for the logistic univariate analysis for clinical and AS-OCT ocular surface variables.
| Variables | Success N = 62 |
Failure N = 40 |
OR [95%CI] | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BUT, s Median [q1; q3] |
8.00 [5.00;10.00] | 7.00 [3.00;10.00] | 1.07 [0.94;1.22] | 0.362 |
|
STI, mm Median [q1; q3] |
7.50 [4.00;16.50] | 9.00 [6.00;15.00] | 1.01 [0.95;1.05] | 0.655 |
| OSDI | 19.0 [12.5;32.5] | 24.0 [15.8;41.6] | 0.98 [0.96;1.01] | 0.171 |
| CFS, n (%) | 0.291 | |||
| 0 | 13 (21.0%) | 11 (27.5%) | Ref | |
| 1 | 19 (30.6%) | 6 (15.0%) | 2.60 [0.77;9.50] | |
| 2 | 16 (25.8%) | 9 (22.5%) | 1.49 [0.47;4.86] | |
| 3 | 7 (11.3%) | 5 (12.5%) | 1.17 [0.28;5.15] | |
| MGE, n (%) | 0.414 | |||
| 0 | 11 (17.7%) | 7 (17.5%) | Ref | |
| 1 | 22 (35.5%) | 10 (25.0%) | 1.39 [0.40;4.77] | |
| 2 | 17 (27.4%) | 9 (22.5%) | 1.20 [0.33;4.28] | |
| 3 | 6 (9.68%) | 9 (22.5%) | 0.44 [0.10;1.79] | |
| BCH, n (%) | 0.453 | |||
| 0 | 5 (8.06%) | 3 (7.50%) | Ref | |
| 1 | 29 (46.8%) | 16 (40.0%) | 1.10 [0.19;5.33] | |
| 2 | 22 (35.5%) | 13 (32.5%) | 1.03 [0.17;5.15] | |
| 3 | 5 (8.06%) | 4 (10.0%) | 0.77 [0.09;5.78] | |
|
CET, µm Median [q1; q3] |
60.00 [50.20;76.00] | 59.70 [46.30;73.90] | 0.99 [0.97;1.01] | 0.243 |
|
CST, µm Median [q1; q3] |
110.00 [92.90;137.00] | 91.9 [71.4;126] | 0.99 [0.99;1.00] | 0.054 |
|
ECR Median [q1; q3] |
116.00 [99.30;132.00] | 112.00 [97.70;127.00] | 1.00 [0.98;1.01] | 0.768 |
|
SCR Median [q1; q3] |
187.00 [177.00;203.00] | 185.00 [166.00;203.000] | 0.99 [0.97;1.01] | 0.353 |
|
AEC, µm2 Median [q1; q3] |
325.00 [202.00;440.00] | 309.00 [252.00;469.00] | 1.00 [1.00;1.00] | 0.563 |
|
LED, µm Median [q1; q3] |
12.70 [8.84;15.20] | 12.20 [10.40;14.30] | 1.01 [0.91;1.12] | 0.679 |
The p-value results from univariate logistic regression models.
BUT break up time, STI Schirmer test I, OSDI ocular surface disease index, CFS corneal fluorescein staining, MGE Meibomian gland expressibility, BCH bulbar conjunctival hyperemia, CET conjunctival epithelial thickness, CST conjunctival stromal thickness, ECR epithelial conjunctiva reflectivity, SCR stromal conjunctiva reflectivity, AEC area of exposure of the bulbar conjunctiva, LED limbus eyelid margin distance.