Table 2.
References | Location | n | Definition* | Population | Frequency |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States, Europe, and Australia | |||||
Akpek20, 1997 | US | 131 | MG plugging, poor expressability | 23–85 57% male Rosacea |
78% |
Galor21, 2013 | US | 263 | MG plugging, poor meibum quality, telangiectasias | 50–95 100% male |
65% |
Ghanem22, 2003 | US | 176 | MG plugging, collarettes, telangiectasia | 28–79 39% male Rosacea |
46% |
Hom19, 2005 | US | 398 | Poor meibum quality | >10 years 50% male Hispanics |
39% |
Horwath-Winter23, 2003 | Austria | 97 | MG plugging, poor expressability | 30–90 20% male |
33% |
Asia | |||||
Basak24, 2012 | India | 3,023 | Poor meibum quality | >30 years | 32% |
Shimazaki17, 1998 | Japan | 94 | MG dropout | 45–75 25% male Sjogrens |
75% |
Zhang18, 2003 | China | 115 | MG plugging or dropout, poor meibum quality | 11% Sjogren |
35% |
in at least one eye