Diabetic dry eye (n=19) | Non-diabetic dry eye (n=15) | Diabetic without dry eye (n=14) | p Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Squamous metaplasia grades | 1.78±0.28 | 1.35±0.34 | 1.29±0.34 | <0.05* |
<0.05† | ||||
0.609‡ | ||||
IL-1β level (cells/300 μm) | 22.39±9.52 | 13.33±8.95 | 1.61±1.70 | 0.002* |
<0.001† | ||||
<0.001‡ | ||||
TNF-α level (cells/300 μm) | 22.09±10.04 | 12.55±8.17 | 1.11±1.18 | 0.001* |
<0.001† | ||||
<0.001‡ |
Data are expressed as mean±SD.
*Diabetic dry eye vs non-diabetic dry eye.
†Diabetic dry eye vs diabetic without dry eye.
‡Non-diabetic dry eye vs diabetic without dry eye.
IL, interleukin; TNF, tumour necrosis factor.