Table 2.

Levels of inflammatory molecules in MGD-related EDE group and control group

Cytokine (ng/mL)	MGD-related EDE	Detection rate (%)	Control	Detection rate (%)
ICAM-1	2,140.41 ± 1009.94	100.00	1,394.51 ± 344.39	86.67
IL-8	59.39.74 ± 51.27	100.00	22.03 ± 16.67	100.00
IL-1β	1.69 ± 1.16	12.50	1.04 ± 1.32	13.30
IL-1α	2.75 ± 1.78	56.25	4.74 ± 4.33	26.67
IL-6	6.11 ± 4.89	100.00	2.64 ± 2.67	86.67
IL-10	12.74 ± 16.05	45.83	7.12 ± 3.01	33.33
TNF-α	5.65 ± 3.40	100.00	4.22 ± 0.52	100.00
IL-12p70	2.77 ± 1.87	100.00	2.5 ± 1.45	86.67
IFN-γ	4.79 ± 4.44	100.00	2.51 ± 0.99	100.00

IFN interferon, IL interleukin, TNF tumor necrosis factor, ICAM intercellular cell adhesion molecule, MGD meibomian gland dysfunction, EDE evaporative dry eye