Table 4.
Objectives | Control (n=58) | Mild (n=8) | Moderate (n=55) | Severe (n=19) | P-value |
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Positive isolation, n (%) | |||||
With S.e. | 27 (46.6%) | 5 (62.5%) | 32 (58.2%) | 17 (89.5%)#,¶ | 0.012 |
Without S.e. | 9 (15.5%) | 1 (12.5%) | 14 (25.5%) | 12 (63.2%)#,Δ,¶ | <0.001* |
Types of isolated bacteria, mean ± SD | |||||
With S.e. | 0.62±0.697 | 0.75±0.707 | 0.89±0.975 | 1.42±0.961#,¶ | 0.005* |
Without S.e., | 0.16±0.365 | 0.13±0.354 | 0.38±0.758 | 0.84±0.834#,Δ,¶ | <0.001* |
Notes:
P<0.05;
P<0.05 compared to control;
P<0.05 compared to mild MGD;
P<0.05 compared to moderate MGD.
Abbreviation: MGD, Meibomian gland dysfunction; n (%): number of eyes (percentage in the groups of control and MGD severity); S.e.: Staphylococcus epidermidis.