Table 4 Multiple regression analysis to determine the influence of independent preoperative parameters on each clinical measurement at postoperative 15 weeks.

From: A randomised, prospective study of the effects of 3% diquafosol on ocular surface following cataract surgery

Parameters

Postoperative 15 weeks

TBUT

Schirmer’s I test score

OSDI score

LLT

ß (95% CI)

p value*

ß (95% CI)

p value*

ß (95% CI)

p value*

ß (95% CI)

p value*

Age (year)

    

 − 0.375 (− 0.633, − 0.117)

0.005

  

Gender (reference: male)

        

Group (reference: HA group)

0.934 (0.184, 1.684)

0.016

  

 − 5.229 (− 8.801, − 1.657)

0.005

8.517 (1.273, 15.760)

0.022

Preoperative TBUT

0.154 (0.005, 0.304)

0.043

      

Preoperative Schirmer’s I test score

  

0.665 (0.377, 0.953)

 < 0.001

    

Preoperative OSDI score

    

0.272 (0.057, 0.488)

0.015

  

Preoperative LLT

      

0.215 (0.003, 0.433)

0.040

  1. HA hyaluronic acid, TBUT tear break up time, OSDI ocular surface disease index, LLT lipid layer thickness.
  2. *Results of the backward method in the multivariate analysis.
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