Table 2. Correlations between tests of only the right eye, (r-value).
Age | TMH | NIBUT | Temporal LIPCOF | Nasal LIPCOF | Bulbar hyperaemia | Limbal hyperaemia | PRTT | Corneal staining | Conjunctival staining | LWE | |
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TMH | −0.145 | ||||||||||
NIBUT | −0.364* | 0.461* | |||||||||
Temporal LIPCOF | 0.284 | 0.046 | −0.359* | ||||||||
Nasal LIPCOF | 0.454* | −0.149 | −0.479* | 0.592* | |||||||
Bulbar hyperaemia | 0.360* | −0.004 | −0.307* | 0.492* | 0.293 | ||||||
Limbal hyperaemia | 0.047 | 0.044 | −0.101 | 0.288 | 0.028 | 0.673 | |||||
PRTT | −0.437* | 0.375* | 0.640* | −0.248 | −0.402 | −0.255 | 0.012 | ||||
Corneal staining | −0.188 | −0.018 | −0.043 | 0.002 | 0.063 | −0.006 | 0.161 | −0.075 | |||
Conjunctival staining | −0.049 | 0.048 | 0.041 | 0.043 | −0.163 | −0.038 | −0.108 | 0.110 | −0.080 | ||
LWE | 0.340* | −0.146 | −0.419* | 0.537* | 0.607* | 0.275 | −0.068 | −0.390 | 0.058 | 0.163 |
Abbreviations: LIPCOF, lid-parallel conjunctival fold; LWE, lid-wiper epitheliopathy; NIBUT, non-invasive break-up time; PRTT, phenol red thread test; TMH, tear meniscus height.
*Significant after Bonferroni adjustment.
Correlation coefficients in bold indicate significance levels were 0.001<P>0.042.