Table 3 Summary of the clinical parameters for the classification of DES subgroups and CTRL patients.

From: Proteomics analysis of human tears from aqueous-deficient and evaporative dry eye patients

DES group

Clinical parameters

No. Patients

Gender

Age

Protein Conc. (ÎĽg/ÎĽl)

BST

TBUT

Bron and Foulks Score

CTRL

>10 mm/5 min

>10 s

<18

10

Male

51.4 ± 14.78

0.28 ± 0.14

10

Female

43.8 ± 15.44

0.32 ± 0.10

DRYlip

>10 mm/5 min

<10 s

>18

10

Male

52.9 ± 20.45

0.23 ± 0.09

10

Female

51.8 ± 18.66

0.28 ± 0.06

DRYaq

<10 mm/5 min

>10 s

<18

10

Male

47.6 ± 15.32

0.18 ± 0.07

10

Female

49.6 ± 14.74

0.17 ± 0.07

DRYaqlip

<10 mm/5 min

<10 s

>18

10

Male

57.73 ± 19.38

0.19 ± 0.09

10

Female

58.78 ± 17.42

0.15 ± 0.06