The Relationship Between Dry Eye in Adults with Indications for Kidney Transplantation and Influence Factors

Figures & data

Table 1 Some Characteristics of the Disease Group and the Control Group

Variables	Transplant Group		Donor Group		p
	N	Mean (SD)	N	Mean (SD)
Schirmmer1 (mm)	89	14.3(7.2)	57	19.4(7.9)	<0.001**
TBUT (seconds)	89	8.1(4.9)	57	18.3(6.2)	<0.001**
OSDI score	89	14.4(7.8)	57	12.6(9.3)	<0.001**
Age (year)	89	37.6(11.3)	57	32.3(7.8)	<0.05**
BMI score	89	21.2(2.6)	57	22.2(1.4)	<0.05*
BCVA (logMAR)	89	0.2(0.2)	57	0.1(0.1)	<0.05**
IOP (mmHg)	89	14.7(2.1)	57	15.3(1.3)	<0.05*
CCT ()	89	531.5(31.3)	57	548.2(27)	<0.05*

Notes: *t-test, **Wilcoxon signed-rank test.

Abbreviations: TBUT, test break-up time; OSDI, ocular surface disease index; BMI, body mass index; BCVA, best-corrected vision acuity; IOP, intraocular pressure; CCT, central corneal thickness.

Figure 1 Distribution of mean values of dry eye tests in the kidney transplant group.

Table 2 Single-Variable Correlation Between Dry Eye Tests with Some Factors in the Kidney Transplant Group

Dry Eye Tests	Schirmer1		TBUT		OSDI Score
	Coefficient	p	Coefficient	p	Coefficient	p
History of smoking	0.2	>0.05	0.2	>0.05	−0.1	>0.05
Age group	−0.1	>0.05	−0.3	<0.05	0.2	<0.05
VA grade	−0.3	<0.05	−0.2	<0.05	0.3	<0.001
Calcification	0.03	>0.05	0.2	>0.05	−0.2	>0.05
CCT	−0.2	>0.05	−0.1	>0.05	−0.02	>0.05

Abbreviations: VA groups, visual acuity grade; CCT, central corneal thickness; TBUT, test break-up time; OSDI, ocular surface disease index.

Table 3 Prevalence of Dry Eye with Some Factors in Renal Failure Group: Logistic Regression

Dry Eye	OR	95%-CI	P
Sex	1.5	[0.4, 5.3]	>0.05
Age groups	2.8	[1.2, 6.5]	<0.05
Smoking history (yes/no)	0.1	[0.02, 0.5]	<0.05
Calcification (yes/no)	0.2	[0.05, 0.9]	<0.05
Visual acuity grade (logmar)	1.6	[0.9, 3.3]	>0.05
Corneal center thickness	1.02	[1.0,1.04]	<0.05
Serum calcium test	1.2	[0.3, 5.9]	>0.05