Table 1 of Chen, Mol Vis 2016; 22:783-796.


Table 1. The characteristics of the Beaver Dam Eye Study (BDES) participants.

Characteristic BDES Exome (n=1,560) BDES Fulla (n=4,452)
Age (years), mean ± SD (range) 59.5±10.6 (43 – 85) 61.1±10.8 (43 – 86)
Female gender, N (%) 884 (56.7) 2,493 (56.0)
Education (years), mean ± SD 12.7±3.1 12.0±2.8
Nuclear Sclerosis b, mean ± SD 4.7±1.6 4.8±1.6
Spherical Equivalent (D)c, mean ± SD (range) −0.20±2.9 (−13.0 – 10.3) 0.28±2.2 (−13.0 – 10.3)
Myopia, N (%) 602 (38.6) 958 (21.5)
Emmetropia, N (%) 242 (15.5) 1,217 (27.3)
Hyperopia, N (%) 577 (37.0) 1,681 (37.8)