Table 5.
Conjunctival goblet cell densities at baseline as determined by impression cytology: dry eye versus control populations (all enrolled population – per laboratory protocol)
| All cases (n = 217) | All controls (n = 67) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | ||||
| Inferior bulbar | N | 168 | 50 | 0.4271a |
| Mean (SD) | 86.16 (98.594) | 73.85 (86.680) | ||
| Min–Max | 1.20–840.16 | 3.91–467.64 | ||
| Temporal bulbar | N | 168 | 55 | 0.3643a |
| Mean (SD) | 61.79 (60.778) | 75.96 (172.540) | ||
| Min–Max | 1.49–344.40 | 1.43–1258.31 | ||
| Location comparisona | 0.0067 | 0.9380 | ||
a P-value taken from a two-sample t-test. Location comparison compares inferior bulbar with temporal bulbar mean values within each treatment group
Additional temporal bulbar samples are represented in control, due to the corresponding inferior bulbar sample with no data