Table 4.

Subjective Concerns by Sex, Age, and Trichiasis Severity

	No.	OR (95% CI)
		Significant Pain in Eyesa	Significant Photobiab
Sex
Male	113	1 [Reference]
Female	226	2.21 (0.98–4.99)	1.24 (0.61–2.54)
Age, y
≤40	155	1 [Reference]
41–59	161	0.66 (0.26–1.66)	0.70 (0.33–1.49)
≥60	123	1.00 (0.34–2.97)	1.08 (0.44–2.63)
No. of lashes touching the globe
None (epilate all)	85	3.32 (0.92–11.91)	2.27 (0.87–5.93)
1–4	136	1 [Reference]	1 [Reference]
5–9	102	2.28 (0.79–6.57)	1.92 (0.80–4.59)
≥10	116	3.25 (1.04–10.20)	2.56 (1.04–6.36)

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.

^aFor the number of lashes touching the globe, the most severely affected eye of an individual was used in the analysis.

^bN = 439 individuals.