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Table 4 Differences among three stages of age (years)

From: The role of childhood overweight in meibomian gland dysfunction and dry eye disease in Chinese children

 

10–12

13–15

16–18

P

N

98

60

42

 

Gender(M/F)

40/58

36/24

16/26

0.032

OSDI

15.66

20.51

20.64

0.033

BUT(s)

9.53

7.63

7.36

0.006

TMH (mm)

0.16

0.14

0.16

0.48

BMI percentile

42.43

49.68

70.48

< 0.001

Meiboscore

    

0

24

10

11

0.677

1

63

42

25

2

10

7

4

3

1

1

2

Tortuosity

    

0

22

7

4

0.032

1

64

41

33

2

12

12

5

BMI percentile ranking

    

1

32

26

5

< 0.001

2

9

2

7

3

10

17

11

4

22

6

5

5

25

9

14

  1. BMI, body mass index; OSDI, ocular surface disease index; BUT, tear break-up time; TMH, tear meniscus height