Table 3.

Participant Health and Dry Eye Severity

		Incidence (%)	Severity of Dry Eye						P-value
			Mild		Moderate		Severe
			Count	Percent	Count	Percent	Count	Percent
Comorbid condition	Hypo/hyperthyroidism	39 (8.4%)	3	7.7%	4	10.3%	32	82.1%	0.004*
	Rheumatoid arthritis	16 (3.5%)	3	18.8%	3	17.8%	10	62.5%
	Diabetes mellitus	21 (4.5%)	1	4.7%	0	0.0%	20	95.2%
	High cholesterol	57 (12.3%)	6	10.5%	3	5.3%	48	84.2%
	Myopia/hyperopia	160 (34.6%)	22	13.8%	24	15%	114	71.3%
	Astigmatism	42 (9.1%)	4	9.5%	10	23.8%	28	66.7%
	No comorbid conditions	128 (27.6%)	31	24.2%	22	17.2%	75	58.7%
Undergone vision correction operations	Yes	108 (23.3%)	14	13.0%	11	10.2%	83	76.9%	0.241
	No	355 (76.7%)	56	15.8%	55	15.5%	244	68.7%
Contact lens use	Yes	99 (21.4%)	13	13.1%	16	16.2%	70	70.7%	0.722
	No	364 (78.6%)	57	15.7%	50	13.7%	257	70.6%
Lubricant eye drops use	Yes	279 (60.3%)	30	10.8%	33	11.8%	216	77.4%	0.00*
	No	184 (39.7%)	40	21.8%	33	17.9%	111	60.3%

Note: *p<0.05.