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. 2016 Dec 28;11(12):e0168763. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168763

Table 1. The Effect of Smoking onmeibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) Parameters.

Parameters Smokers Non-smokers
Both sexes
OSDI 36.15±0.93 35.85±0.39
TBUT 4.00±0.14 3.96±0.05
CFS 1.70±0.15 1.84±0.06
SIT 6.29±0.30 6.92±0.15
Lid margin abnormality score** 0.78±0.04 0.60±0.02
Meibomian gland expressibility score 1.26±0.05 1.37±0.02
Meibum Score** 1.03±0.05 0.82±0.02
Male
OSDI 35.77±0.98 34.62±0.70
TBUT 4.10±0.16 4.05±0.11
CFS 1.57±0.15 1.78±0.11
SIT 6.43±0.32 7.15±0.28
Lid margin abnormality score** 0.80±0.04 0.62±0.03
Meibomian gland expressibility score 1.21±0.06 1.32±0.04
Meibum Score** 1.05±0.06 0.81±0.04

Data shown as mean ± SE;

** P<0.01

OSDI: Ocular Surface Disease Index; TBUT: tear film breakup time; CFS: corneal fluorescein staining; SIT: Schirmer I test.