Table 2.
Demographic Information of the Participants.
| Characteristic | Taiwan Biobank 1 | Taiwan Biobank 2 | UK Biobank | p value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Eye Disease |
Case (n = 2564) |
Control (n = 4479) |
p value |
Case (n = 8757) |
Control (n = 15988) |
p value |
Case (n = 311) |
Control (n = 39223) |
p value | |
| Age (years) | 53 ± 11 | 64 ± 3 | <0.001+ | 55 ± 9 | 64 ± 3 | <0.001+ | 62 ± 6 | 64 ± 3 | <0.001+ | <0.001+ |
| Male sex (%) | 713 (27.8) | 2452 (54.7) | <0.001* | 1430 (16.3) | 6573 (41.1) | <0.001* | 74 (23.8) | 18,448 (47.0) | <0.001* | 0.905‡ |
| Depression | 141 (5.5) | 124 (2.8) | <0.001* | 657 (7.3) | 509 (3.2) | <0.001* | 32 (10.3) | 1811 (4.6) | <0.001* | <0.001‡ |
| Depression |
Case (n = 832) |
Control (n = 5234) |
p value |
Case (n = 2999) |
Control (n = 18625) |
p value |
Case (n = 3449) |
Control (n = 11293) |
p value | |
| Age (years) | 49 ± 11 | 64 ± 3 | <0.001+ | 52 ± 10 | 64 ± 3 | <0.001+ | 56 ± 8 | 64 ± 3 | <0.001+ | <0.001+ |
| Male sex (%) | 308 (37.0) | 2646 (50.6) | <0.001* | 621 (20.7) | 7074 (38.0) | <0.001* | 1139 (33.0) | 5433 (48.1) | <0.001* | 0.994‡ |
| Dry eye disease | 142 (17.1) | 836 (16.0) | 0.4551* | 678 (22.6) | 3255 (17.3) | <0.001* | 8 (0.2) | 23 (0.2) | 0.9163* | <0.001‡ |
Note: + Wilcox test, + Chi-square test of independence, ‡ Chi-square goodness of fit test.