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. 2021 Nov 25;8:788545. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.788545

Table 2.

Logistic regression analysis of risk factors associated with definite DED.

Crude Adjusted* Adjusted**
OR 95% CI P OR 95% CI P OR 95% CI P
Age (years) 1.04 1.02–1.05 <0.01 1.04 1.03–1.05 <0.01 1.03 1.02–1.04 <0.01
Gender (female) 1.29 1.02–1.62 0.03 1.29 1.02–1.64 0.03 1.32 1.04–1.68 0.02
Ethnic (Mongolian) 0.94 0.75–1.18 0.57 1.03 0.82–1.30 0.79 1.06 0.83–1.34 0.66
Residence (rural) 1.31 0.74–1.19 0.20 0.99 0.78–1.26 0.92 0.92 0.69–1.21 0.53
Occupation
Worker Ref Ref Ref
Farmer 1.45 0.61–3.42 0.40 1.31 0.55–3.11 0.55 1.12 0.46–2.71 0.80
Staff 1.37 0.51–3.66 0.53 1.32 0.49–3.57 0.58 1.18 0.44–3.22 0.74
Other 1.41 0.60–3.31 0.43 1.33 0.56–3.15 0.52 1.11 0.46–2.66 0.82
Smoke
Current Ref Ref Ref
Never 0.90 0.66–1.22 0.50 0.70 0.50–0.98 0.04 0.70 0.50–0.98 0.04
Former 1.57 0.72–3.41 0.26 1.33 0.60–2.95 0.48 1.36 0.61–3.00 0.45
Drink
Current Ref Ref Ref
Never 1.23 0.84–1.81 0.29 0.92 0.60–1.40 0.68 0.92 0.60–1.41 0.70
Former 1.31 0.61–2.83 0.49 1.28 0.58–2.82 0.55 1.25 0.56–2.77 0.58
Screen exposure per day (h) 0.97 0.92–1.03 0.39 1.04 0.98–1.12 0.20 1.04 0.97–1.11 0.27
Anti-fatigue eye-drop use (no) 0.58 0.42–0.80 <0.01 1.04 1.03–1.05 <0.01 0.56 0.41–0.77 <0.01
Milk products intake (regular) 0.69 0.53–0.91 0.01 0.64 0.48–0.85 <0.01 0.55 0.39–0.77 <0.01
Level of education
Primary school Ref Ref Ref
Junior high school 0.76 0.59–1.00 0.05 0.87 0.66–1.14 0.31 0.91 0.68–1.20 0.49
Senior high school 0.75 0.53–1.07 0.11 0.92 0.65–1.32 0.66 0.93 0.64–1.33 0.68
College 0.67 0.41–0.98 0.04 0.90 0.60–1.36 0.63 0.91 0.61–1.38 0.66
Unclear 0.74 0.05–11.81 0.83 0.81 0.05–13.27 0.88 0.69 0.04–11.28 0.80
Number of household members (n) 0.76 0.69–0.83 <0.01 0.80 0.72–0.88 <0.01 0.80 0.72–0.88 <0.01
Annual household incomes (per ten thousand yuan) 0.97 0.95–1.00 0.02 0.99 0.97–1.02 0.51 1.00 0.98–1.03 0.99
Diabetes
Yes Ref Ref Ref
No 1.06 0.74–1.51 0.76 1.14 0.79–1.64 0.48 1.15 0.80–1.67 0.46
Unclear 1.31 0.69–2.49 0.40 1.42 0.74–2.74 0.29 1.36 0.70–2.64 0.36
Hypertension
Yes Ref Ref Ref
No 0.77 0.61–0.97 0.03 0.90 0.71–1.14 0.38 0.93 0.73–1.18 0.54
Unclear 0.83 0.44–1.54 0.55 0.86 0.46–1.63 0.65 0.85 0.45–1.63 0.63
Height (cm) 0.97 0.96–0.99 <0.01 0.99 0.97–1.00 0.13 0.99 0.97–1.01 0.19
Weight (kg) 1.00 0.99–1.00 0.26 1.00 0.99–1.01 0.83 1.00 0.99–1.01 0.98
BMI 1.01 0.99–1.03 0.21 1.01 0.99–1.03 0.50 1.01 0.99–1.03 0.43
Height (cm) 1.00 1.00–1.01 0.31 1.00 1.00–1.01 0.35 1.00 1.00–1.01 0.37
Waist (cm) 1.00 1.00–1.01 0.44 1.00 0.99–1.01 0.63 1.00 0.99–1.01 0.66
SBP (mmHg) 1.00 1.00–1.01 0.49 1.00 0.99–1.00 0.57 1.00 0.99–1.00 0.61
DBP (mmHg) 1.00 0.99–1.00 0.40 1.00 0.99–1.01 0.41 1.00 0.99–1.00 0.38
Hart rate (per minute) 1.00 0.99–1.01 0.76 1.00 0.99–1.01 0.43 1.00 0.99–1.01 0.38
Schirmer's I test (mm) 0.90 0.88–0.92 <0.01 0.90 0.88–0.92 <0.01 0.90 0.88–0.92 <0.01
TBUT (s) 0.70 0.67–0.72 <0.01 0.70 0.67–0.73 <0.01 0.69 0.67–0.72 <0.01
OSDI score 1.10 1.09–1.12 <0.01 1.10 1.08–1.11 <0.01 1.10 1.08–1.11 <0.01

DED, dry eye disease; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; TBUT, Tear film break up time; OSDI, ocular surface disease index; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

*

Adjusted with age, gender, and ethnicity.

**

Adjusted with age, gender, ethnicity, and number of household members.

Bold values mean statistically significant.