Research Article

The Association between Dry Eye Disease and Physical Activity as well as Sedentary Behavior: Results from the Osaka Study

Table 4

Sedentary behavior, DED diagnosis, and clinical parameters.

Sedentary time (min) (mean ± SD) value

Dry eye diagnosis
 Definite DED50575.4 ± 244.10.551
 Probable DED227582.9 ± 257.4
 Non-DED140552.9 ± 260.8
Schirmer’s test value
 <5 mm (abnormal)67531.9 ± 276.90.164
 ≥5 mm350579.6 ± 252.4
BUT
 ≤5 s (abnormal)325586.0 ± 253.70.035
 >5 s92522.1 ± 262.8
Ocular surface staining score
 <3346574.0 ± 262.40.709
 ≥3 (abnormal)71561.5 ± 229.0

Total417571.9 ± 256.8

ANOVA, DED: dry eye disease, BUT: tear film break-up time, and SD: standard deviation.