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. 2011 Sep 20;52(10):7350–7358. doi: 10.1167/iovs.11-7391

Table 1.

Meibum Donor Grouping and Characteristics

Group Average Median Age (y) Age Range (y) Male:Female:Unknown Race/Ethnicity, Relative to C = 1 Number
Infant 1/1 1–2 6:1:0 B 0.24, H 0.2, A 0, U 0.24 7
Child 8/8 3–12 1.3:1:0 B 0, H 0, A 0, U 0 7
Adolescent/Adult 44/52 13–88 8.0:1:0 B 0.05, H 0, A 0.23 27
MGD 67/70 8–87 4.1:1:1.1 B 0.13, H 0.03, A 0, U 0.042 51

MGD, meibomian gland dysfunction; C, Caucasian; B, Black; H, Hispanic; A, Asian; U, unknown. Infant, Child, Adolescent, and Adult groups were normal.