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. 2016 Feb 5;30(4):608–614. doi: 10.1038/eye.2016.7

Table 3. Association between febrile illness before age 17 years and high myopia (N=67 426).

Illness Univariate analysis
P-value Multivariate analysisa
P-value
  OR 95% CI   OR 95% CI  
Pneumonia 1.377 0.882–2.149 0.159 1.551 0.987–2.436 0.057
Rheumatic fever 0.700 0.287–1.712 0.435 0.835 0.339–2.059 0.696
Measles 1.712 1.235–2.372 0.001 1.484 1.067–2.065 0.019
Rubella 2.288 1.335–3.920 0.003 1.941 1.124–3.349 0.017
Mumps 1.586 1.002–2.508 0.049 1.325 0.834–2.107 0.234
Pertussis 2.230 1.303–3.819 0.003 2.147 1.242–3.711 0.006
a

Adjusted for age, sex, highest educational qualification, and birth order.