Table 5.

ORs for the Onset of Myopia Associated with Unit Increases in Foveal Refractive Error and RPR as Continuous Variables by Ethnic Group

Ethnic Group	OR (95% CI)	P
Foveal Refractive Error
Native American	0.017 (0.006–0.052)	<0.0001
Asian	0.088 (0.048–0.16)	<0.0001
African American	0.037 (0.018–0.074)	<0.0001
Hispanic	0.058 (0.035–0.097)	<0.0001
White	0.028 (0.014–0.056)	<0.0001
Relative Peripheral Refractive Error
Native American	0.67 (0.42–1.05)	0.082
Asian	1.56 (1.06–2.30)	0.023
African American	0.75 (0.58–0.96)	0.023
Hispanic	1.01 (0.72–1.42)	0.95
White	0.88 (0.64–1.20)	0.42

Models included foveal refraction and RPR as well as sex, ethnicity, and study site.