Table 1 of Zhuang, Mol Vis 2012; 18:634-644.

Table 1. Characteristics of the study population.

Patients High myopia cases Extreme myopia cases Control p
n 421 302 401  
Age, y(Mean±SD) 38.29±16.57 41.24±16.34 68.77±10.65 4.487E-16*
        1.887E-11**
Sex, n(%)
Men 165(39.2) 116(38.4) 172(42.9) 0.281#
Women 256(60.8) 186(61.6) 229(57.1) 0.232##
Axial length, mm
Right eye(Mean±SD) 28.33±2.26 28.98±2.27 23.13±0.67  
Left eye (Mean±SD) 28.35±2.33 29.02±2.35 23.07±0.68  
Refraction, D
Right eye(Mean±SD) −14.57±5.60 −16.54±5.26 0.39±0.82  
Left eye(Mean±SD) −14.51±5.64 −16.39±5.47 0.42±0.80  

*p value between high myopia and control, **p value between extreme myopia and control were both tested by unpaired t-test. #p value between high myopia and control, ##p value between extreme myopia and control were both performed based on the χ2 test.

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