Table 4 Associations between the Severity of Asymptomatic Meibomian Gland Dysfunction and Risk of Having Dyslipidemia.

From: Asymptomatic Meibomian Gland Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in a Middle-Aged Population in Taiwan - A Cross-sectional Analysis

 

Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)* for Having Dyslipidemia

Total-C ≧ 240 mg/dL

LDL-C ≧ 160 mg/dL

Fasting TG ≧ 150 mg/dL

HDL-C < 45 mg/dL

Without Asymptomatic MGD

1

1

1

1

Mild

2.08

2.68

2.70

1.16

Asymptomatic MGD

(0.79–5.52)

(0.91–7.94)

(1.41–5.16)

(0.61–2.22)

Moderate-to-severe

7.91

5.82

5.46

1.63

Asymptomatic MGD

(3.40–18.37)

(2.16–15.67)

(2.53–11.79)

(0.79–3.36)

  1. CI = Confidence Interval; Fasting TG = fasting triglyceride; HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MGD = meibomian gland dysfunction; Total-C = total cholesterol.
  2. *Adjusted for age and gender.
  3. Correlations significant at P < 0.05 are bolded.
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