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. 2013 Sep 24;8(9):e75260. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075260

Table 2. Parameters Associated with the Elongation of Axial Length within One Year in Students of Grade 1 and 4 in Greater Beijing (Univariate Analysis).

Parameter P-Value Regression Coefficient BOr Mean Difference Standardized CoefficientBeta 95% Conf. Interval of B or Mean Difference
Age (Years) 0.052 −0.03 −0.08 −0.05, 0.00
Gender 0.19 −0.05 −0.13, 0.03
Rural/Urban Region <0.001 −0.19 −0.27, −0.11
Body Weight (kg) 0.85 0.000 −0.009 −0.005, 0.004
Body Height (cm) 0.99 −0.004, 0.004
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) 0.67 0.002 0.02 −0.006, 0.01
Parental Parameters
Level of Education, Father 0.001 0.12 0.16 0.06, 0.18
Level of Education, Mother 0.001 0.10 0.14 0.04, 0.16
Occupation (Physical/Mental),
of the Father 0.001 0.15 0.06, 0.24
of the Mother 0.006 0.14 0.04, 0.24
Father Myopic 0.007 0.14 0.04, 0.24
Mother Myopia <0.001 0.18 0.08, 0.27
Behavior
Outdoors Time with Sports 0.57 −0.10 −0.03 −0.45,0.25
Outdoors Time with Leisure 0.007 −0.09 −0.13 −0.15, −0.03
Outdoors Activity Total 0.01 −0.09 −0.13 −0.15, −0.02
Time Watching Television 0.03 −0.05 −0.10 −0.10, −0.004
Time Spent with Studying 0.005 0.07 0.13 0.02, 0.12
Time with Electronic Gadgets 0.81 0.02 0.01 −0.14,0.18