Table 2. Clinical Characteristics of affected and unaffected individuals from the Chaoshan and Guangzhou population groups.
| Parameters | Chaoshan |
Guangzhou |
Combined |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myopia (n=96) | Controls (n=96) | Myopia (n=300) | Controls n=308) | Myopia (n=396) | Controls (n=404) | |
| Males (%) |
65.63 |
65.63 |
49.17 |
63.64 |
53.15 |
64.11 |
| Age (mean±SD) | 21.80±1.27 | 21.68±1.30 | 22.19±1.67 | 21.66±1.54 | 22.10±4.77 | 21.67±1.48 |
| Axial length (mm) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O.D. |
26.28±0.96 |
23.78±0.72 |
26.60±0.89 |
23.66±0.80 |
26.53±0.91 |
23.69±0.78 |
| O.S. | 25.22±1.02 | 23.72±0.68 | 26.60±.092 | 23.62±0.79 | 26.52±0.95 | 23.64±0.77 |
| Refraction (diopters) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OD |
−6.54±1.31 |
0.27±0.51 |
−7.82±0.87 |
0.19±0.48 |
−7.51±1.14 |
0.21±0.49 |
| OS | −6.28±1.84 | 0.33±0.44 | −7.79±1.12 | 0.31±0.44 | −7.42±1.48 | 0.31±0.44 |