Table 1 Prevalence of dry eye disease by participant’s characteristics
From: Spatial epidemiology of dry eye disease: findings from South Korea
Characteristics | No. of participants | Dry eye disease diagnosis | Dry eye disease symptoms | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Prevalence (95% CI) | No. | Prevalence (95% CI) | |||
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Male | 7033 | 374 | 4.60 (4.59-4.61) | 745 | 9.84 (9.83-9.85) |
| Â | Female | 9398 | 1242 | 12.65 (12.63-12.67) | 1921 | 19.44 (19.42-19.46) |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | 30-39 | 3403 | 291 | 8.35 (8.33-8.37) | 507 | 13.78 (13.76-13.80) |
| Â | 40-49 | 3294 | 284 | 7.68 (7.66-7.70) | 463 | 13.33 (13.31-13.35) |
| Â | 50-59 | 3534 | 371 | 9.05 (9.03-9.07) | 595 | 15.61 (15.58-15.64) |
| Â | 60-69 | 3146 | 385 | 11.46 (11.43-11.49) | 582 | 17.45 (17.41-17.49) |
| Â | 70+ | 3054 | 285 | 8.21 (8.18-8.24) | 519 | 15.40 (15.36-15.44) |
Region | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Seoul | 3303 | 363 | 9.26 (9.24-9.28) | 565 | 15.14 (15.11-15.17) |
| Â | Busan | 985 | 137 | 12.52 (12.48-12.56) | 189 | 19.48 (19.43-19.53) |
| Â | Daegu | 817 | 94 | 10.56 (10.51-10.61) | 140 | 17.23 (17.17-17.29) |
| Â | Incheon | 934 | 76 | 6.84 (6.80-6.88) | 139 | 13.98 (13.93-14.03) |
| Â | Gwangju | 453 | 41 | 8.38 (8.32-8.44) | 70 | 13.43 (13.36-13.50) |
| Â | Daejeon | 499 | 38 | 6.09 (6.04-6.14) | 69 | 13.22 (13.15-13.29) |
| Â | Ulsan | 405 | 50 | 13.46 (13.38-13.54) | 72 | 16.77 (16.69-16.85) |
| Â | Gyeonggi | 3535 | 390 | 9.01 (8.99-9.03) | 617 | 15.35 (15.32-15.38) |
| Â | Gangwon | 527 | 38 | 5.30 (5.25-5.35) | 84 | 13.28 (13.21-13.35) |
| Â | Chungbuk | 517 | 43 | 5.57 (5.52-5.62) | 70 | 10.43 (10.37-10.49) |
| Â | Chungnam | 697 | 61 | 7.67 (7.63-7.71) | 95 | 11.52 (11.47-11.57) |
| Â | Jeonbuk | 685 | 65 | 9.61 (9.55-9.67) | 85 | 11.43 (11.37-11.49) |
| Â | Jeonnam | 707 | 34 | 4.24 (4.20-4.28) | 92 | 11.77 (11.71-11.83) |
| Â | Gyeongbuk | 1033 | 75 | 7.42 (7.38-7.46) | 178 | 14.80 (14.75-14.85) |
| Â | Gyeongnam | 969 | 92 | 8.76 (8.72-8.80) | 148 | 14.18 (14.13-14.23) |
| Â | Jeju | 365 | 19 | 6.50 (6.44-6.56) | 53 | 11.63 (11.55-11.71) |