Clinical Study

Ocular Surface and Tear Film Changes in Older Women Working with Computers

Table 3

Expression levels of the inflammatory molecules in tears from the women participants as expressed in picograms per microliter. These data are examined in greater detail in Figures 4 and 5.

GM-CSFIL2IL-1IL5IL10IL6TNF-IFN-

AGE1-CUG 5.5 ± 41.3 ± 0.712.9 ± 14.064.8 ± 5.92.2 ± 1.6729.1 ± 2215.1 ± 29.4285.3 ± 32.5
AGE1-NCUG6.5 ± 30.9 ± 1.256.7 ± 33.9 ± 6.33.4 ± 2.325.8 ± 1.2233.6 ± 30301.3 ± 257
value0.860.090.0000.420.170.0000.210.66

AGE2-CUG7.6 ± 31.5 ± 0.243.1 ± 4.24.1 ± 73.02 ± 2.5332.4 ± 5.22223.3 ± 25.4298.1 ± 321.5
AGE2-NCUG7.5 ± 2.151.2 ± 2.318.7 ± 3.053.1 ± 5.42.5 ± 320.7 ± 7.6217.1 ± 28312.2 ± 77
value0.340.650.0070.260.540.0000.130.58