Table 3.
Differences in age, spherical equivalent, axial length, and anterior chamber depth in myopic, emmetropic, and hyperopic children.
| Myopic group (n = 67) |
Emmetropic group (n = 60) |
Hyperopic group (n = 73) |
Statistical significance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 9.6 ± 3.9a | 6.8 ± 2.8b | 6.5 ± 1.9c |
P < 0.0001* for a versus b/c P > 0.5 for b versus c |
| Sex (M : F) | 36 : 31 | 37 : 23 | 30 : 43 | N/A |
| Spherical equivalent (D) | −3.8 ± 2.2 | +0.05 ± 0.5 | +3.0 ± 1.6 | P < 0.0001* between all groups |
| ACD (mm) | 3.5 ± 0.4a | 3.4 ± 0.3b | 3.3 ± 0.2c |
P < 0.0001* for a versus b/c P > 0.5 for b versus c |
| ACD (mm) after age adjustment | 3.5 ± 0.4a
(n = 35) |
3.3 ± 0.3b
(n = 35) |
3.3 ± 0.2c
(n = 35) |
P < 0.0001* for a versus b/c P > 0.5 for b versus c |
| Correlation between ACD and global RNFL after age adjustment | Pearson r = 0.03 (P = 0.8) |
Pearson r = −0.4 (P = 0.01)* |
Pearson r = −0.05 (P = 0.8) |
N/A |
*Statistically significant.
The superscripts “a, b, and c” are used to demonstrate the statistical significance between the groups.