Table 5.
Group | Cutoffs | n | Symptom Severity Score* | Conjunctival Staining Score† | Corneal Staining Score‡ | Corneal Fibrotic Changes§ | Meibomian Gland Orifice Metaplasia‖ | EGF Levels¶ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FCT ≤ 3 | 19 | 15.1 ± 7.97 | 0 ± 0 | 0.6 ± 1.9 | 0 ± 0 | 0.12 ± 0.3 | 1335 ± 602 |
Schirmer ≥ 8 | ||||||||
2 | FCT ≤ 3 | 4 | 26.3 ± 12.3 | 0 ± 0 | 2.6 ± 2.0 | 0.25 ± 0.5 | 0.25 ± 0.5 | 1101 ± 154.4 |
Schirmer < 8 | ||||||||
3 | FCT > 3 | 18 | 35.1 ± 11.13 | 0.8 ± 1.1 | 4.0 ± 3.0 | 0.56 ± 0.51 | 0.87 ± 0.34 | 3101 ± 2173 |
Schirmer ≥ 8 | P < 0.00011 | P < 0.00011 | P < 0.00021,4 | P < 0.00011,2,4 | P < 0.011,2 | |||
P < 0.0014 | ||||||||
4 | FCT > 3 | 11 | 37.55 ± 10.72 | 4.7 ± 2.4 | 7.18 ± 4.7 | 0.09 ± 0.3 | 0.18 ± 0.4 | 433.5 ± 465 |
Schirmer < 8 | P < 0.00011 | P < 0.00011,2,3 | P < 0.00011,2,3 | P < 0.0011,3 |
P, 1vs. group 1; 2vs. group 2; 3vs. group 3; and 4vs. group 4. Symboled footnotes are described in Table 3.