Table 3.
Summary statistics and effect of refractive error on measures of physical anthropometry and amplitude of accommodation.
| Age (years) | HT (m) | WT (kg) | BMI (kgm−2) | AAPUB (D) | AAMLB (D) | SEQ (D) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | |||||||
| All (n = 201) | 34.2 (13.4) | 1.66 (0.11) | 67.5 (11.7) | 24.7 (3.9) | 8.48 (3.4) | 6.36 (2.7) | −0.25 (1.67) |
| Hyperopes | |||||||
| (n = 96) | 35.2 (15.2) | 1.70 (0.15) | 68.4 (12.3) | 23.2 (4.2) | 7.94 (3.3) | 6.11 (2.6) | +0.94 (0.68) |
| Myopes | |||||||
| (n = 105) | 33.7 (12.8) | 1.63 (0.23) | 69.8 (12.9) | 25.1 (4.6) | 8.95 (3.3) | 6.55 (2.8) | −1.33 (1.54) |
| t-test | t = 0.68 | t = 1.82 | t = 0.96 | t = 1.27 | t = −2.15 | t = −1.13 | — |
| P = 0.70 | P = 0.12 | P = 0.27 | P = 0.30 | P= 0.03 | P = 0.26 | — | |
| M-W | U = 66 | U = 110 | U = 99 | U = 67 | U = 235 | U = 66 | — |
| P = 0.62 | P = 0.08 | P = 0.14 | P = 0.25 | P = 0.02 | P = 0.62 | — | |
| K-S test | K-S = 0.43 | K-S = 1.27 | K-S = 1.33 | K-S = 0.87 | K-S = 1.49 | K-S = 0.99 | K-S = 2.32 |
| P = 0.52 | P = 0.27 | P = 0.26 | P = 0.43 | P = 0.10 | P = 0.30 | P = 0.03 | |
| Stnd skewness | |||||||
| All | 0.86 | 0.30 | 0.14 | 0.73 | 0.04 | 0.26 | 10.00 |
| Hyperopes | 1.02 | 1.31 | 0.28 | −1.33 | −0.06 | 0.30 | 11.80 |
| Myopes | 0.79 | 0.42 | −0.12 | −1.09 | −0.07 | 0.35 | −11,86 |
| Stnd kurtosis | |||||||
| All | −0.02 | 0.30 | −0.56 | 1.29 | −1.06 | 0.66 | 11.95 |
| Hyperopes | −0.05 | 0.60 | −0.49 | −1.08 | −1.67 | 0.72 | 15.52 |
| Myopes | 0.16 | −0.70 | −0.52 | 0.99 | −0.98 | 1.02 | 19.44 |
SD: standard deviation in parenthesis; t-test: Student's t-test; M-W: Mann-Whitney U test; K-S: Kolmogorov-Smirnov Z test; Stnd skewness: standardized skewness; Stnd kurtosis: standardized kurtosis; HT: Height; WT: weight; BMI: body mass index; SEQ: spherical equivalent refractive error; AAMLB: amplitude of accommodation (minus-lens to blur); AAPUB: amplitude of accommodation (push-up to blur).