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. 2018 May 10;18:117. doi: 10.1186/s12886-018-0781-7

Table 4.

The tear film function of different gender in the Diabetic Group

Factor Sub-groups n BUT(s) Schirmer I test FL Corneal Sensitivity
Gender Female 896 3.63 ± 2.10 8.67 ± 5.89 0.59 ± 0.98 55.51 ± 10.21
Male 464 4.33 ± 2.70 9.59 ± 6.42 0.62 ± 1.16 53.64 ± 10.80
Statistic Value −5.27 −2.67 − 0.49 3.14
P value 0.00 0.01 0.62 0.00

BUT tear-film break up time, FL fluorescein and lissamine green staining