Table 2.
Clinical Signs and Symptoms
|
Test |
CL Wearers (Mean ± SD) | Non-CL Wearers (Mean ± SD) |
P
Value |
|
N
= 149 |
N
= 130 |
||
| TMH, mm | 0.22 ± 0.11 | 0.27 ± 0.12 | 0.0004 |
| PRT, mm | 4.34 ± 5.08 | 3.93 ± 3.80 | 0.43 |
| Self-reported DE, % | 36.9 | 39.1 | 0.71 |
| Self-reported MGD, % | 19.6 | 17.3 | 0.65 |
| Diagnosed DE, % | 66.7 | 55.2 | 0.052 |
| SPEED 8-item sum score | 7.4 ± 4.7 | 7.3 ± 5.0 | NA |
| SPEED 8-item Rasch score* | 30.6 ± 14.1 | 30.2 ± 14.5 | 0.82 |
| CLDEQ-8 sum score | 13.3 ± 6.6 | NA | NA |
| CLDEQ-8 Rasch score* | 47.4 ± 11.4 | NA | NA |
| CLDEQ 4-item sum score | 7.6 ± 3.8 | NA | NA |
| CLDEQ 4-item Rasch score* | 42.6 ± 20.6 | NA | NA |
*
Logits were converted to a 0 to 100 scale. Values of P < 0.05 were considered significantly different.