Table 3. Summary of the clinical parameters for the classification of DES subgroups and CTRL patients.

DES group	Clinical parameters			No. Patients	Gender	Age	Protein Conc. (μg/μl)
	BST	TBUT	Bron and Foulks Score
CTRL	>10 mm/5 min	>10 s	<18	10	Male	51.4 ± 14.78	0.28 ± 0.14
				10	Female	43.8 ± 15.44	0.32 ± 0.10
DRYlip	>10 mm/5 min	<10 s	>18	10	Male	52.9 ± 20.45	0.23 ± 0.09
				10	Female	51.8 ± 18.66	0.28 ± 0.06
DRYaq	<10 mm/5 min	>10 s	<18	10	Male	47.6 ± 15.32	0.18 ± 0.07
				10	Female	49.6 ± 14.74	0.17 ± 0.07
DRYaqlip	<10 mm/5 min	<10 s	>18	10	Male	57.73 ± 19.38	0.19 ± 0.09
				10	Female	58.78 ± 17.42	0.15 ± 0.06