TABLE 5.
Corneal Epithelial Disruption | Meibomian Gland Dropout | |||
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Variables | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 |
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loge(# colonies) | 28.07** (1.78–443.79) | 14.12 (0.43–463.29) | 39.55** (1.79–875.15) | 67.42** (1.18–3,864.59) |
Age (y) | 1.04*** (1.01–1.07) | 1.03 (0.99–1.06) | 1.05*** (1.02–1.08) | 1.05** (1.01–1.08) |
Sex (1 = male; 2 = female) | 1.18 (0.54–2.55) | 1.17 (0.44–3.10) | 0.47* (0.20–1.09) | 0.39* (0.15–1.05) |
loge(TSP) | 1.05 (0.73–1.51) | 1.22 (0.81–1.85) | ||
Smoke exposure (0 = no, 1 = yes) | 0.87 (0.43–1.76) | 1.03 (0.45–2.36) | ||
Allergy status (0 = no, 1 = yes) | 0.62 (0.30–1.30) | 1.23 (0.50–3.06) | ||
Fish oil supplement (0 = no, 1 = yes) | 2.89 (0.66–12.75) | 0.83 (0.19–3.71) | ||
Race (1 = white, 0 = otherwise) | 0.98 (0.38–2.48) | 1.24 (0.46–3.33) | ||
Ethnicity (1 = Hispanic, 0 = otherwise) | 1.16 (0.39–3.48) | 0.83 (0.28–2.49) | ||
Pet(s) in home (0 = no, 1 = yes) | 2.50** (1.14–5.48) | 1.47 (0.67–3.22) | ||
Observations | 214 | 162 | 212 | 161 |
TSP = total suspended particles.
P < .01
P < .05
P < .1.
Model 1 adjusts for age and sex; model 2 adjusts for age, sex, log(total suspended particles), smoke exposure, allergy status, and number of observations.