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. 2022 Nov 2;14(11):e31015. doi: 10.7759/cureus.31015

Table 4. Lifestyle-related factors associated with DED according to OSDI score.

DED: dry eye disease; OSDI: Ocular Surface Disease Index; **means P < .01; * means .01 < P < .05

Variable Category Normal (0-12 points) N (%) Symptomatic DED (≥13 points) N (%) p
Time spent using the mobile 0-1h 13 (27.1) 35 (72.9) 0.024*
  1-2h 23 (37.7) 38 (62.3)  
  2-3h 16 (21.9) 57 (78.1)  
  4h and more 27 (18.2) 121 (81.8)  
Time spent using electronic devices 0-1h 45 (29.8) 106 (70.2) 0.137
  1-2h 13 (21.3) 48 (78.7)  
  2-3h 10 (18.2) 45 (81.8)  
  4h and more 11 (17.5) 52 (82.5)  
Time spent watching TV 0-1h 31 (22.3) 108 (77.7) 0.007**
  1-2h 12 (15.2) 67 (84.8)  
  2-3h 25 (39.7) 38 (60.3)  
  4h and more 11 (22.4) 38 (77.6)  
Time spent on reading 0-1h 52 (26.9) 141 (73.1) 0.260
  1-2h 12 (15.8) 64 (84.2)  
  2-3h 7 (21.9) 25 (78.1)  
  4h and more 8 (27.6) 21 (72.4)  
Time doing outdoor activities 0-1h 27 (22.5) 93 (77.5) 0.336
  1-2h 16 (20.8) 61 (79.2)  
  2-3h 19 (22.9) 64 (77.1)  
  4h and more 17 (34.0) 33 (66.0)  
Sleep time 1-5h 8 (17.0) 39 (83.0) 0.331
  6-8h 45 (26.9) 122 (73.1)  
  8h and more 26 (22.4) 90 (77.6)