Table 1.
Comparison of baseline characteristics of the study groups
| Parameter | Total | Group | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specs/CL | PRK | ||||
| Age (years)* | 28.4±6.8 | 28.2±7.3 | 28.6±6.2 | 0.44 | |
| Sex | |||||
| female | 139 (66) | 60(56) | 79(75) | 0.001 | |
| male | 73(34) | 47(44) | 26(25) | ||
| Marital Status | |||||
| single | 103 (49) | 57(54) | 46(44) | 0.17 | |
| married | 95(45) | 42(40) | 53(51) | ||
| divorced | 11(5) | 6(6) | 5(5) | ||
| widowed | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | ||
| Education | |||||
| none | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0.041 | |
| elementary | 1(0) | 1(1) | 0(0) | ||
| secondary | 3(1) | 2(2) | 1(1) | ||
| high school | 83(40) | 49(47) | 34(34) | ||
| academic | 118 (58) | 53(50) | 65(65) | ||
| SE (diopters) | |||||
| two eyes | -2.79±1.66 | -2.36±1.61 | -3.3±1.57 | <0.001 | |
| better eye | -2.59±1.64 | -2.13±1.58 | -3.13±1.54 | <0.001 | |
| VA (LogMAR) | |||||
| two eyes | 0.02±0.07 | 0.03±0.1 | 0±0.01 | 0.072 | |
| better eye | 0±0.04 | 0.01±0.05 | 0±0.03 | 0.007 | |
SE, spherical equivalent; VA, visual acuity; Specs/CL, spectacles and contact lenses; PRK, photorefractive keratectomy.
*
Mean±standard deviation