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Characteristics of High Myopia Cases and Controls in the Study
| Refractive errors (diopter) | Axial length (mm) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Total number | Male (%) | Female (%) | Average age (years)a | Age range (years) | OD | OS | OD | OS |
| Cases | 1052 | 598 (56.8) | 467 (43.2) | 47.65±16.48 | 11–78 | −9.14±2.77 | −9.45±2.93 | 27.82±1.71 | 28.03±1.94 |
| Controls | 1070 | 587 (54.9) | 602 (45.1) | 61.12±12.03 | 40–75 | −0.45±0.41 | −0.48±0.39 | 23.02±0.53 | 23.11±0.47 |
The values are given in±standard deviation.
OD, right eye; OS, left eye.
