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. 2024 Jan 4;9(1):e001584. doi: 10.1136/bmjophth-2023-001584

Table 4.

Linear regression analysis between dry eye (DE) disease and sleep metrics

Beta P value
DE symptoms: DEQ-5 Depression: PHQ-9 0.37 <0.0005
Sleep disturbances: PSQI 5 0.36 <0.0005
Use of antidepressants −0.22 0.01
Use of antihistamines −0.20 0.02
DE symptoms: OSDI Depression: PHQ-9 0.46 <0.0005
Sleep disturbances: PSQI 5 0.31 <0.0005
Use of antidepressants −0.21 0.01
Ocular pain: NPSI-E Depression: PHQ-9 0.47 <0.0005
Sleep disturbances: PSQI 5 0.23 0.02
Habitual sleep efficiency: PSQI 4 −0.19 0.03
Ocular pain: Now Sleep disturbances: PSQI 5 0.32 <0.0005
Use of antianxiety −0.15 0.10
Depression: PHQ-9 0.28 0.01
Use of antidepressants −0.20 0.04
Ocular pain: average over 1 week recall Sleep disturbances: PSQI 5 0.33 <0.0005
Subjective sleep quality: PSQI 1 0.25 0.02
Use of antianxiety −0.18 0.04
Ocular pain: worst over 1 week recall Sleep disturbances: PSQI 5 0.52 <0.0005
Use of antianxiety −0.24 0.01
Ocular surface inflammation Use of antihistamines 0.27 0.01
Subjective sleep quality: PSQI 1 0.26 0.01
Meibum quality Subjective sleep quality: PSQI 1 0.46 <0.0005
PTSD −0.31 0.01
Conjunctivochalasis Use of antianxiety −0.27 <0.0005
PSQI global score 0.27 0.01

DEQ-5, 5-Item Dry Eye Questionnaire; NPSI-E, Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory modified for the Eye; OSDI, Ocular Surface Disease Index; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire-9; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder.