Prevalence of meibomian gland dysfunction in staffs and faculty members of a Chinese university

• 作者: Da-Nian Chen Jing-Ge Gao Jun Chen Yan Tang
• 来源期刊: 国际眼科杂志:英文版
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: meibomian gland dysfunction PREVALENCE UNIVERSITY physical examination
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（10）
• 页码范围: 1667-1670
• 页数: 4页
• 分类号: R777.13

摘要

AIM:To assess the prevalence of meibomian gland dysfunction(MGD)in staffs and faculty members of Sichuan University,China.METHODS:The records of the annually systemic physical examination of 4404 consecutive staffs and faculty members of Sichuan University were analyzed retrospectively.Ocular symptoms and signs of ocular surface were evaluated.RESULTS:MGD was diagnosed in 1424 participants(32.3%),with a mean age of 43.0±9.6 y.Of these,718(50.4%)were females and no significant difference was found between males and females.The highest prevalence was found in the age 50-59 y(36.0%).Logistic regression analysis showed that age is an impact factor of MGD(P<0.001,odds ratio=1.014).CONCLUSION:The prevalence of MGD in staffs and faculty members of a Chinese university is 32.3%,and increases with age.