Table 2.
Data of between chewing gum and tablet candy in all subjects.
| Outcomes | Number of data | Gum (Δ) | Tablet candy (Δ) | P value | r | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (IQR) | ||||||
| VAS (mm) | Eye tiredness | 46 | 1.5 (-6.5, 19.8) | 11.5 (-7.8, 28.5) | 0.657 | 0.065 |
| Eye heaviness | 3.5 (-9.3, 19.5) | 4.5 (-4.3, 25.3) | 0.694 | 0.058 | ||
| Blurred vision | 0 (-2.3, 15.0) | 0 (-5.8, 19.3) | 0.909 | 0.017 | ||
| Double vision | 0 (-1.0, 7.3) | 1.0 (-1.3, 14.5) | 0.397 | 0.125 | ||
| Eye dryness | 0 (-9.8, 16.3) | 1.0 (-12.0, 19.3) | 0.757 | 0.046 | ||
| Subjective accommodation (D) | 92 | -0.04 (-0.32, 0.42) | -0.14 (-0.50, 0.22) | 0.043∗ | 0.211 | |
| Spherical equivalent refraction (D) | 0 (-0.25, -0.13) | 0 (-0.25, 0.13) | 0.267 | 0.116 | ||
| Ring break-up time (sec) | 0 (-2.35, 0.15) | 0 (-1.15, 0) | 0.680 | 0.043 | ||
IQR: interquartile range (25th, 75th percentiles); VAS: visual analog scale. ∗P < 0.05; Wilcoxon signed-rank test. r: effect size.