Table 3 Total light sensitivity thresholds according to categorical variables.

From: Light discomfort thresholds under different lighting conditions in healthy subjects and dry eye patients

 

Mean total light sensitivity threshold (SD) Group 1

p-value

Mean total light sensitivity threshold (SD)

Group 2

p-value

Gender

 

0.007

 

0.344

Male

3.06 (0.35)

 

3.43 (0.53)

 

Female

2.55 (0.51)

 

3.25 (0.54)

 

Iris color

 

0.921

 

0.169

Dark

2.72 (0.54)

 

3.43 (0.52)

 

Light

2.69 (0.48)

 

3.05 (0.52)

 

Sunglasses user

 

0.906

 

0.196

Yes

2.71 (0.55)

 

3.26 (0.60)

 

No

2.72 (0.20)

 

3.49 (0.40)

 

Self-perception of light sensitivity

 

0.062#

 

0.072 #

Yes, a lot

2.57 (0.52)

 

3.11 (0.40)

 

Yes, a bit

3.03 (0.43)

 

2.84 (0.80)

 

No, not really

2.61

 

3.68 (0.48)

 

No, not at all

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3.49 (0.53)

 
  1. ‡ = Mann–Whitney U test; # = Kruskal-Wallis test. Bold indicates statistical significance.