Meibomian Gland Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Table 2

Comparison of meibomian gland parameters in the diabetic group and nondiabetic group.

Parameters	Diabetic group	Nondiabetic group	p
LLT	77.21 ± 21.24	67.52 ± 24.10	0.019
Meibography score	4.25 ± 1.35	3.62 ± 1.41	0.004
Lid margin abnormality score	2.47 ± 0.75	2.26 ± 0.75	0.04
The number of expressible glands
Temporal third	0.62 ± 1.02	1.88 ± 1.70	0.039
Central third	1.05 ± 1.59	1.62 ± 1.59	0.040
Nasal third	0.82 ± 1.10	1.88 ± 1.90	0.002