Table 2 Mean (standard deviation) for the scores of the different validated patient reported outcomes assessed in the severity categories classified by using the DECA criteria
From: Validation of the DECA criteria for allergic conjunctivitis severity and control
DECA criteria | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mild | Moderate | Severe | ||
Ocular symptoms (0–3), mean (SD) | ||||
Pruritus | 0.77 (0.83) | 1.61 (0.84) | 1.89 (1.05) | < 0.0001 |
Tearing | 0.47 (0.78) | 1.25 (0.89) | 1.78 (1.09) | < 0.0001 |
Redness | 0.43 (0.68) | 1.28 (1.01) | 1.78 (0.83) | < 0.0001 |
rTOSS score (0–9), mean (SD) | 1.66 (1.98) | 4.17 (2.28) | 5.44 (2.65) | < 0.0001 |
Ocular symptoms by VAS (0–10 cm), mean (SD) | ||||
Pruritus | 1.70 (2.17) | 4.48 (2.94) | 5.30 (2.86) | < 0.0001 |
Tearing | 1.45 (2.30) | 3.80 (2.95) | 4.79 (3.20) | < 0.0001 |
Redness | 1.35 (2.41) | 3.94 (3.05) | 4.56 (3.03) | < 0.0001 |
VAS global score | 1.82 (2.21) | 4.87 (2.88) | 6.14 (3.01) | < 0.0001 |
Efron hyperemia scale (0–4), mean (SD) | 0.10 (0.31) | 0.93 (0.81) | 1.20 (1.14) | < 0.0001 |
ESPRINT-15 (0–6), mean (SD) Question 4* | 1.39 (1.51) | 3.32 (1.71) | 4.10 (1.37) | < 0.0001 |