Research Article

Impact of Serum Prolactin and Testosterone Levels on the Clinical Parameters of Dry Eye in Pregnant Women

Table 2

Correlation between serum hormones concentration and clinical parameters.

Parameter (unit)SCTBUTOSSMGEMQLMTLMNTCPCOSDI

TC (ng/mL)R = 0.09 R = 0.01 R = −0.02 R = −0.11 R = −0.01 R = 0.11 R = 0.08 1.0R = 0.16 R = 0.01

PC (ng/mL)R = 0.16 R = −0.06 R = −0.15 r = −0.04 R = −0.07 R = 0.11 R = 0.01 R = 0.16 1.00R = 0.15

SC (mm)1.00R = 0.08 R = −0.24 R = −0.2 R = −0.17 R = −0.06 R = −0.12 R = 0.09 R = 0.16 R = 0.09

MGE: meibomian gland expressibility; MQ: quality of secretion score; PC: prolactin concentration; TC: Testosterone concentration; OSS: ocular surface staining; LMT: lid margin thickness; LMN: lid margin notching; OSDI: ocular surface disease index; TBUT: tear breakup time; SC: Schirmer’s test 1 score.