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. 2024 Mar 1;6(9):151–156. doi: 10.46234/ccdcw2024.031

Table 2. Effect of single modifiable factors on myopia incidence.

Variables Total 1–6 grades 7–11 grades
PR (95% CI) P PR (95% CI) P PR (95% CI) P
Note: The model adjusted sex, residence (urban or rural), grade, parents’ myopia status (0 or 1 or 2 parents with myopia), and the cluster effect of the PLAD.
Abbreviation: PR=prevalence ratio; CI=confidence interval; PLAD=provincial-level administrative division.
Outdoor time
0 Ref Ref Ref
1 0.92 (0.78, 1.08) 0.315 0.93 (0.77, 1.12) 0.434 0.90 (0.64, 1.26) 0.530
Eye exercises
0 Ref Ref Ref
1 0.96 (0.80, 1.14) 0.611 1.00 (0.81, 1.22) 0.974 0.82 (0.57, 1.17) 0.272
Screen time
0 Ref Ref Ref
1 1.04 (0.84, 1.30) 0.697 0.92 (0.69, 1.23) 0.586 1.19 (0.86, 1.66) 0.297
Lying down watching/reading
0 Ref Ref Ref
1 0.96 (0.71, 1.30) 0.785 0.76 (0.50, 1.16) 0.205 1.17 (0.76, 1.80) 0.474
Watching screen in darkness
0 Ref Ref Ref
1 0.98 (0.66, 1.45) 0.911 0.69 (0.37, 1.29) 0.244 1.14 (0.69, 1.87) 0.607
Posture reminding
0 Ref Ref Ref
1 0.98 (0.83, 1.16) 0.845 0.95 (0.79, 1.14) 0.578 1.11 (0.78, 1.59) 0.558
Desktop brightness in sunny day
0 Ref Ref Ref
1 0.86 (0.73, 1.01) 0.070 0.91 (0.75, 1.11) 0.359 0.74 (0.55, 1.00) 0.050
Light brightness in the evening
0 Ref Ref Ref
1 1.15 (0.78, 1.70) 0.484 1.49 (0.85, 2.63) 0.164 0.79 (0.46, 1.34) 0.380
Seat/desk fitted for height
0 Ref Ref Ref
1 0.82 (0.65, 1.03) 0.092 0.89 (0.65, 1.22) 0.477 0.70 (0.49, 0.99) 0.044
Sleeping duration
0 Ref Ref Ref
1 0.90 (0.76, 1.07) 0.229 0.89 (0.74, 1.08) 0.227 0.94 (0.64, 1.38) 0.475
Sedentary time
0 Ref Ref Ref
1 0.93 (0.79, 1.10) 0.403 0.95 (0.79, 1.14) 0.579 0.87 (0.60, 1.26) 0.748