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. 2009 Sep 4;15:1774–1780.

Table 1. Characteristics of the study subjects and the partial correlation between spherical equivalent and other ocular components.

Characteristics
Control (SD) n=109
Cases (SD) n=194
All subjects (SD) n=303
Age, mean(SD), years
18 (2.8)
18 (3.5)
18 (3.3)
Female, n (%)
44 (40.4%)
78 (40.2%)
122 (40.3%)
SE, mean (SD), D
0.03 (0.31)
−8.82 (2.4)
−4.5 (2.1)
AXL, mean (SD), mm
23.8 (0.78)
26.8 (1.8)
24.8 (2.5)
CD, mean (SD), D
43.7 (0.8)
44.2 (1.8)
43.9 (1.2)
ACD, mean (SD), mm
3.57 (0.24)
3.89 (0.32)
3.62 (0.4)
LT, mean (SD), mm 3.8 (0.64) 4.0 (0.59) 3.9 (0.6)

SE: spherical equivalent (spherical equivalent equal to the sphere plus 1/2 the cylinder) spherical equivalent, AXL: axial length, CD: cornea diopter, ACD: anterior chamber depth, LT: lens thickness.