Table 1.
Demographic data of dry eye patients with or without Sjögren syndrome.
| Clinical Parameters | SS-DED (n = 10) |
Non-SS-DED (n = 10) |
p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 48.8 ± 14.2 | 47.6 ± 9.5 | 0.67 |
| OSDI | 45.9 ± 30.9 | 24.2 ± 23.8 | 0.08 |
| Oxford staining score | 1.3 ± 0.5 | 0.8 ± 0.6 | 0.13 |
| Meiboscale | 1.8 ± 0.6 | 1.7 ± 0.5 | 0.69 |
| Tear break-up time (s) | |||
| NIKBUT first | 4.9 ± 1.9 | 7.9 ± 3.6 | 0.06 |
| NIKBUT avg | 8.7 ± 5.0 | 11.5 ± 4.5 | 0.09 |
| Assessable time | 12.8 ± 7.6 | 17.2 ± 7.3 | 0.06 |
| Tear meniscus height (mm) | |||
| Nasal meniscus | 0.33 ± 0.22 | 0.36 ± 0.12 | 0.18 |
| Central meniscus | 0.14 ± 0.04 | 0.25 ± 0.07 | 0.002 * |
| Temporal meniscus | 0.25 ± 0.11 | 0.35 ± 0.15 | 0.07 |
| Bulbar redness | |||
| BN score | 1.3 ± 0.5 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.02 * |
| BT score | 1.2 ± 0.5 | 1.0 ± 0.4 | 0.13 |
| LN score | 0.9 ± 0.5 | 0.7 ± 0.3 | 0.16 |
| LT score | 0.9 ± 0.5 | 0.6 ± 0.4 | 0.09 |
| Mean redness score | 1.3 ± 0.4 | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 0.01 * |
| Assessable area | 12.8 ± 7.6 | 17.2 ± 7.3 | 0.06 |
All variants were shown in mean ± SD. Statistical test by Mann-Whitney U test, p < 0.05 was recognized as statistically significant (*). Abbreviation: SS, Sjögren syndrome, DED, dry eye disease, OSDI, ocular surface disease index, NIKBUT first, non-invasive keratographic first break-up time, NIKBUT avg, non-invasive keratographic average break-up time, BN, bulbar nasal, BT, bulbar temporal, LN, limbal nasal, and LT, limbal temporal.