Table 1 of Chen, Mol Vis 2015; 21:1272-1280.


Table 1. Characteristics of include studies in this meta-analysis.

Study (year) Ethnicity Sample size High myopia Mean age (cases;control) Genotyping method Control NOS score
Qiang, Y (2014) Chinese 1,461 ≤ −6.00 36±14.95;42.5±13.3/31±10.66 Taqman Free of myopia and
fundus diseases 7
Zhu, J (a; 2014) Chinese 741 ≤ −8.00 and AL>26 mm 39.32±16.94; 71.14±8.52 PCR -MassArray Normal 7
Zhu, J (b; 2014) Chinese 234 ≤ −8.00 and AL>26 mm 40.96±17.63; 70.17±7.37 PCR -MassArray Normal
Jiao, X (a; 2012) Chinese 192 ≤ −6.00 21.80±1.27;
21.68±1.30 PCR-DS Without refractive error 8
Jiao, X (b; 2012) Chinese 608 ≤ −6.00 22.19±1.67; 21.66±1.54 PCR-DS Without refractive error
Hayashi, H (a; 2011) Japanese 1491 AL>26.1 57.57±14.75; 74.40±8.37 Taqman AL<25.0 mm 7
Hayashi, H (b; 2011) Japanese 2054 AL>26.1 57.57±14.75; 38.81±11.83 Taqman No history of ocular disease