Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: Endocrine Aspects

Table 3

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

Sex	Group		N	Mean		SD
			Statistic	Statistic	Std. Error	Statistic
M	Control	TSH (μIU/mL)	19	1,9874	,26434	1,15225
		Bound-T3 (nmol/L)	19	1,7089	,08107	,35338
		Bound- T4 (nmol/L)	19	83,3116	2,84108	12,38399
		Unbound-T3 (pmol/L)	19	5,2895	,20492	,89322
		Unbound-T4 (pmol/L)	19	15,3474	,71985	3,13776
		FSH (mIU/mL)	19	3,8358	,45658	1,99018
		LH (mIU/mL)	19	3,1126	,24352	1,06148
		17-OH-Prog (ng/mL)	19	1,2921	,34430	1,50077
		Estrodiol (pg/mL)	19	46,8305	6,18862	26,97555
		Prolactin (ng/mL)	19	19,3389	2,39230	10,42780
		Testosterone (ng/mL)	19	5,3758	,43887	1,91299
		Cortisol (ng/mL)	19	137,9795	12,75480	55,59687
		DHEA-S (μg/mL)	19	281,6316	23,40666	102,02727
		Thyroglobulin (IU/mL)	19	8,2532	,92916	4,05011
	Patients	TSH (μIU/mL)	31	1,5874	,13382	,74508
		Bound-T3 (nmol/L)	31	1,6965	,05705	,31762
		Bound-T4 (nmol/L)	31	82,5239	1,51352	8,42691
		Unbound-T3 (pmol/L)	31	5,2526	,11862	,66043
		Unbound-T4 (pmol/L)	31	15,0265	,33348	1,85673
		FSH (mIU/mL)	31	2,9439	,37505	2,08818
		LH (mIU/mL)	31	2,8229	,23447	1,30546
		17-OH-Prog (ng/mL)	31	,9526	,04296	,23916
		Estrodiol (pg/mL)	31	41,9139	2,32347	12,93656
		Prolactin (ng/mL)	31	14,5887	1,16484	6,48553
		Testosterone (ng/mL)	31	7,2813	,39570	2,20316
		Cortisol (ng/mL)	31	147,1694	9,83788	54,77501
		DHEA-S (μg/mL)	31	398,3774	25,97363	144,61507
		Thyroglobulin (IU/mL)	31	10,8429	1,25798	7,00414

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