Table 1 of Miyake, Mol Vis 2013; 19:1074-1081.

Table 1. Characteristics of the Study Population

Parameters Patients Control 1 Control 2
High myopia* Extreme myopia* Cataract† P value Population-based controls P value
Patients, n 1339 837 334 1194
Age in years, (mean±SD) 57.2±14.9 57.4±14.1 74.8±8.12 <0.001‡ 50.3±15.9 <0.001‡
Sex, n (%)
Male 442 (33.0%) 296 (35.1%) 132 (39.5%) <0.001§ 493 (41.3%) <0.001§
Female 897 (67.0%) 547 (64.9%) 202 (60.5%) 701 (58.7%)
Axial length, (mm±SD)
Right eyes 29.25±1.87 30.18±1.56 22.94±0.88 NA
Left eyes 29.12±1.83 30.06±1.49 22.97±0.85 NA
Refraction of the phakic eyes, D
Right eyes −12.83±4.48 −14.41±4.41 −0.459±3.24 NA
Left eyes −12.55±4.60 −14.24±4.54 −0.294±2.76 NA

* High myopia: axial length ≥26.00 mm in both eyes. Extreme myopia: axial length ≥28.00 mm in both eyes. † Individuals who underwent cataract surgery and who had an axial length <25.00 mm in both eyes. ‡ Unpaired t test. Compared with the high myopia group. §Chi-square test. Compared with the high myopia group.

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