TABLE 2.

Baseline and demographic characteristics of participants

Sex
Female	n = 59 (58%)
Male	n = 43 (42%)
Race (self-reported)
Asian	n = 64 (63%)
White	n = 25 (24%)
Black	n = 1 (1%)
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	n = 2 (2%)
Decline to answer	n = 8 (8%)
Unknown (not answered)	n = 2 (2%)
Age, mean ± SD (y)
Pooled	10.01 ± 2.44
Male	10.19 ± 2.23
Female	9.88 ± 2.59
Baseline axial length, mean ± SD (mm)
Pooled	24.53 ± 0.82
Male	24.71 ± 0.88
Female	24.41 ± 0.76
Baseline refractive error, mean ± SD (D)
Sphere	−2.31 ± 1.18
Cylinder	−0.46 ± 0.39
Spherical equivalent	−2.54 ± 1.12

SD = standard deviation.