Table 4 The results of ROC curve analysis for determining the optimum balanced sensitivity and specificity of tear osmolarity for discriminating DED pathological scores.

From: Utility of Tear Osmolarity Measurement in Diagnosis of Dry Eye Disease

Variable

Average osmolarity (OsmAvg)

Variable

OD osmolaritya

Variable

OS osmolarityb

AUCc

p-value

AUC

p-value

AUC

p-value

OSDI

0.479

0.476

OSDI

0.483

0.582

OSDI

0.468

0.290

Avg TFBUT ≤ 5

0.516

0.522

OD TFBUT ≤ 5

0.512

0.658

OS TFBUT ≤ 5

0.500

0.986

Avg TFBUT ≤ 10

0.595

0.100

OD TFBUT ≤ 10

0.535

0.540

OS TFBUT ≤ 10

0.567

0.215

Avg OSS > 1

0.533

0.211

OD OSS > 1

0.536

0.111

OS OSS > 1

0.521

0.367

Avg OSS > 3

0.556

0.019

OD OSS > 3

0.552

0.062

OS OSS > 3

0.551

0.055

Avg Schirmer ≤ 5

0.554

0.068

OD Schirmer ≤ 5

0.546

0.089

OS Schirmer ≤ 5

0.548

0.070

Avg Schirmer ≤ 10

0.544

0.043

OD Schirmer ≤ 10

0.544

0.038

OS Schirmer ≤ 10

0.546

0.033

Avg ME > 1d

0,496

0.928

OD ME > 1

0.494

0.881

OS ME > 1

0.496

0.925

Avg MQ > 1e

0.460

0.478

OD MQ > 1

0.502

0.959

OS MQ > 1

0.462

0.476

  1. aOD osmolarity – tear osmolarity levels in the right eye.
  2. bOS osmolarity – tear osmolarity levels in the left eye.
  3. cAUC – Area Under Curve.
  4. dME – Medibum expressibility.
  5. eMQ – Meibum quality.