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. 2013 Oct 24;8(10):e78743. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078743

Table 1. The demographic characteristics (Mean ± Standard Deviation; Range) of the study participants Stratified by Refraction Error (Spherical Equivalent (SE)).

Groups Age (Years) Men / Women Region of Habitation (Rural/Urban)
High Myopia (SE ≤- 6 Diopters or Axial Length ≥26.5 mm) 64.6 ± 8.7 (50 - 83) 39/50 30/59
Low myopia (-6 Diopter < SE <-1 Diopter) 66.4 ± 10.5 (50 - 87) 39/56 31/64
Emmetropia (-1 Diopter ≤ SE ≤+1 Diopter) 62.4 ± 9.1 (50 - 88) 46/52 58/40
Hyperopia (SE > +1 Diopter 67.8 ± 8.6 (52 - 89) 41/55 37/59