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. 2018 Oct 18;11(10):1691–1697. doi: 10.18240/ijo.2018.10.18

Table 3. Association between demographic, lifestyle, and unstable tear group.

Variables Prevalence, n (%) Crude OR (95%CI) P Multi-adjusted OR (95%CI) P
Sex
 M 537/655 (82.0) 1.00 1.00
 F 143/203 (70.4) 0.52 (0.36-0.75) <0.001 0.74 (0.50-1.09) 0.122
Age (y)
 20-39 178/254 (70.1) 1.00 1.00
 ≥40 502/604 (83.1) 2.10 (1.49-2.96) <0.001 1.53 (1.06-2.20) 0.023
Current smoker
 No 562/712 (78.9) 1.00
 Yes 118/146 (80.8) 1.12 (0.72-1.76) 0.608
VDT (h)
 <8 313/377 (83.0) 1.00 1.00
 ≥8 367/481 (76.3) 0.66 (0.47-0.93) 0.016 0.78 (0.55-1.12) 0.180
CL use
 No 537/632 (85.0) 1 1.00
 Yes 143/226 (63.3) 0.30 (0.22-0.43) <0.001 0.37 (0.26-0.53) <0.001
Stress
 No 263/327 (80.4) 1.00
 Yes 417/531 (78.5) 0.89 (0.63-1.25) 0.506

VDT: Visual display terminal; CL: Contact lens. Adjusted for age and all of the associated factors identified in the univariate analyses (P<0.2).