Clinical Study

Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: Endocrine Aspects

Table 2

Descriptive statistics of serum hormone levels in female gender with respect to patients with seborrheic meibomian gland dysfunction and controls.

SexGroupNMeanSD
StatisticStatisticStd. ErrorStatistic

FControlTSH (μIU/mL)311,6361,16040,89308
Bound-T3 (nmol/L)311,8371,323591,80170
Bound-T4 (nmol/L)3183,42551,773699,87551
Unbound-T3 (pmol/L)314,5261,10682,59474
Unbound-T4 (pmol/L)3113,8426,301311,67762
FSH (mIU/ml)314,5674,343491,91249
LH (mIU/ml)314,3300,571853,18394
17-OH-Prog (ng/ml)315,43841,521378,47062
Estrodiol (pg/ml)3199,389712,7241070,84477
Prolactin (ng/ml)3117,79351,338957,45495
Testosterone (ng/ml)31,3687,02907,16186
Cortisol (ng/ml)31125,96109,5027352,90897
DHEA-S (μg/ml)31212,070015,5036886,32082
Thyroglobulin (IU/ml)3112,68483,3003118,37533
PatientsTSH (μIU/mL)192,4595,322011,40359
Bound-T3 (nmol/L)191,4242,06133,26734
Bound-T4 (nmol/L)1978,54162,6117211,38422
Unbound-T3 (pmol/L)194,4295,13957,60835
Unbound-T4 (pmol/L)1913,5500,545412,37738
FSH (mIU/ml)194,4558,340661,48492
LH (mIU/ml)196,21581,040834,53688
17-OH-Prog (ng/ml)194,36261,332755,80933
Estrodiol (pg/ml)19113,967916,4315371,62339
Prolactin (ng/ml)1923,51212,7532212,00099
Testosterone (ng/ml)19,6895,07690,33520
Cortisol (ng/ml)19146,729513,1799157,44987
DHEA-S (μg/ml)19325,565332,52678141,78094
Thyroglobulin (IU/ml)1913,64002,230489,72246

DHEA-S: dihydroepiandrosterone-sulphate, 17-OH-Prog: 17 hydroxyprogesteron, F: female, FSH: follicle stimulating hormone, LH: lutenizing hormone, N: number, Std: standard, SD: standard deviation, TSH: thyroid stimulating hormone, T3: triiodothyronine, T4: thyroxine,