Table 2.
Characteristics of the 979 gender-identified respondentsa.
| Characteristic | Category | “Yes” response, n (%) | “No” response, n (%) | P |
| Number of dry eye symptoms |
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<5 | 428 (68.6) | 196 (31.4) | .080b |
|
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≥5 | 263 (74.1) | 92 (25.9) |
|
| Gender |
|
|
|
|
|
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Male | 291 (66.1) | 149 (33.9) | .006b |
|
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Female | 400 (74.2) | 139 (25.8) |
|
| Age group, years |
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|
|
|
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20–29 | 291 (65.4) | 154 (34.6) | .004c |
|
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30–39 | 160 (70.5) | 67 (29.5) |
|
|
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40–49 | 120 (75.9) | 38 (24.1) |
|
|
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50–59 | 60 (82.2) | 13 (17.8) |
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|
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>60 | 60 (78.9 | 16 (21.1) |
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aOne of the 980 respondents did not provide information about gender.
bFisher’s exact test.
cChi-square test.