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Table 7 Correlation between meibomian gland structure and other parameters

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

 

meiboscore

tortuosity

Spearman

P

Spearman

P

Age (years)

0.004

0.952

0.038

0.591

Gender

-0.021

0.769

-0.015

0.833

Weight (kg)

0.149

0.035

0.127

0.073

Height (cm)

0.002

0.981

0.068

0.335

OSDI

0.216

0.002

0.189

0.007

BUT(s)

-0.246

< 0.001

-0.109

0.124

TMH (mm)

-0.078

0.272

-0.156

0.027

BMI percentile

0.284

< 0.001

0.14

0.049

BMI percentile ranking

0.270

< 0.001

0.114

0.109

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