Subjective Dry Eye Symptoms in Pregnant Women–A SPEED Survey

Table 1

Number of participants in each age group, percentage of participants with systemic conditions (DM: Diabetes Mellitus, HTN: Hypertension, and TD: Thyroid Disease), trimester and gravidity.

Age group (years)	Systemic condition (%)					Trimester (%)			Gravidity (%)
	Normal	Only			DM/TD/HTN	I	II	III	Primigravida	Multigravida
		DM	TD	HTN
<20 ()	84.6	—	15.4	—	—	26.9	50.0	23.1	100.0	—
21-25 ()	89.9	2.7	6.7	—	0.7	20.1	40.9	38.9	98.7	1.3
26-30 ()	85.3	6.0	6.5	1.1	1.1	21.7	39.1	39.1	91.8	8.2
31-35 ()	63.6	3.8	26.9	3.8	1.9	23.1	32.7	44.2	96.2	3.8
36-40 ()	64.3	21.4	—	—	14.3	21.4	50.0	28.6	64.3	35.7
41-45 ()	100	—	—	—	—	33.3	33.3	33.3	66.7	33.3