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

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

Characteristic	BDES Exome (n=1,560)	BDES Full^a (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)

^a All BDES individuals with reliable spherical equivalent measurements of both eyes at baseline visit. ^bThe sum of nuclear lens opacity grading of the right and left eyes at baseline. ^cThe average of spherical equivalent of the right and left eyes at baseline. Myopia was defined as < −1 D in either eye and < −0.5 D in the opposite eye; hyperopia was defined as > +1 D in either eye and > +0.5 D in the opposite eye; emmetropia was defined as between −1 D and +1 D in both eyes.