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. 2016 Jun 14;6:27699. doi: 10.1038/srep27699

Table 5. Correlation of goblet cell density with MUC5AC concentration in tears, age, VDT working time, and ocular surface evaluation factors.

Goblet Cell Density vs. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient P value
Tear MUC5AC protein 0.181 0.030
Ocular Surface Evaluation Factors
Schirmer test value 0.002 0.981
TBUT 0.069 0.406
LG staining score −0.185 0.026
FL staining score −0.052 0.536

VDT = visual display terminal, TBUT = tear break up time, LG = lissamine green, FL = fluorescein.