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. 2024 Jan 9;65(1):23. doi: 10.1167/iovs.65.1.23

Table 4.

Anterior Segment Pathology and Clinical Signs of 3390 SICCA Participants by SjD Status

All Non-SjD SjD
Right Left Right Left Right Left OR (95% CI) P Value
Manifestation
 Lagophthalmos 40 (1.2) 36 (1.1) 25 (1.4) 22 (1.2) 15 (1.0) 14 (0.9) 0.74 (0.46 to 1.18) 0.204
 Entropion 7 (0.2) 8 (0.2) 3 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 4 (0.3) 4 (0.3) 1.38 (0.50 to 3.80) 0.538
 Ectropion 9 (0.3) 11 (0.3) 6 (0.3) 7 (0.4) 3 (0.2) 4 (0.3) 0.65 (0.26 to 1.62) 0.353
 Trichiasis 66 (2.0) 50 (1.5) 32 (1.7) 26 (1.4) 34 (2.2) 24 (1.6) 1.23 (0.85 to 1.78) 0.274
 Pterygium 55 (1.6) 62 (1.8) 31 (1.7) 29 (1.6) 24 (1.6) 33 (2.2) 1.15 (0.79 to 1.65) 0.467
 Pingueculam 791 (23.4) 795 (23.5) 436 (23.6) 441 (23.9) 355 (23.2) 354 (23.1) 0.96 (0.86 to 1.08) 0.529
 Meibomitis 684 (20.2) 694 (20.5) 367 (19.9) 373 (20.2) 317 (20.7) 321 (21.0) 1.05 (0.93 to 1.18) 0.423
 Blepharitis 378 (11.2) 373 (11.0) 194 (10.5) 189 (10.2) 184 (12.0) 184 (12.0) 1.17 (1.00 to 1.36) 0.044
Corneal abnormality
 Filaments 135 (4.0) 140 (4.1) 33 (1.8) 38 (2.1) 102 (6.7) 102 (6.7) 3.63 (2.76 to 4.78) <0.001
 Corneal vascularization 37 (1.1) 43 (1.3) 8 (0.4) 15 (0.8) 29 (1.9) 28 (1.8) 3.02 (1.86 to 4.91) <0.001
 Corneal scarring 100 (3.0) 104 (3.1) 40 (2.2) 46 (2.5) 60 (3.9) 58 (3.8) 1.70 (1.28 to 2.25) <0.001
 Corneal ulceration 3 (0.1) 8 (0.2) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 7 (0.5) 5.43 (1.17 to 25.13) 0.031
Tear film
 Abnormal TBUT 2733 (80.9) 2726 (80.7) 1363 (73.8) 1372 (74.2) 1370 (89.4) 1354 (88.4) 2.83 (2.47 to 3.23) <0.001
 Debris 1329 (39.3) 1337 (39.6) 483 (26.1) 496 (26.8) 846 (55.2) 841 (54.9) 3.40 (3.07 to 3.76) <0.001
 Abnormal Schirmer I 1126 (33.3) 1104 (32.7) 405 (21.9) 384 (20.8) 721 (47.1) 720 (47.0) 3.28 (2.95 to 3.65) <0.001

TBUT, tear break-up time.

Values are number (%) or mean ± SD.