Table 2 The incidence of MADE in the study participants.

From: Wearing face masks and possibility for dry eye during the COVID-19 pandemic

Variables

MADE

All

χ2

P valuea

No

Yes

N

%

N

%

N

Age, years

 ≤ 10

1159

93.02

87

6.98

1246

43.738

< .001

 11–20

3491

93.54

241

6.46

3732

  

 21–30

394

87.36

57

12.64

451

  

 31–40

778

89.02

96

10.98

874

  

 ≥ 41

556

89.39

66

10.61

622

  

Sex

 Male

2979

93.18

218

6.82

3197

9.522

.002

 Female

3399

91.17

329

8.83

3728

  

Schooling

 Primary school

1758

93.07

131

6.93

1889

61.518

< .001

 Middle school

2122

94.40

126

5.60

2248

  

 High school

913

92.60

73

7.40

986

  

 University or graduate

1585

87.96

217

12.04

1802