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. 2016 Jun 22;6:28531. doi: 10.1038/srep28531

Table 2. Eye exercises use among cases and controls.

  All (n = 201) Myopia onset (n = 60)
Myopia progression (n = 141)
Cases* (n = 18) Controls (n = 42) Cases** (n = 63) Controls (n = 78)
Frequency
 ≥5/week 44 (21.9) 2 (11.1) 12 (28.6) 14 (22.2) 16 (20.5)
 1–4/week 54 (26.9) 8 (44.4) 8 (19.0) 18 (28.6) 20 (25.6)
 No exercise 103 (51.2) 8 (44.4) 22 (52.4) 31 (49.2) 42 (53.8)
Performance score
 ≥30 79 (39.3) 9 (50.0) 17 (40.5) 24 (38.1) 29 (37.2)
 1–29 19 (9.5) 1 (5.6) 3 (7.1) 8 (12.7) 7 (9.0)
 0 103 (51.2) 8 (44.4) 22 (52.4) 31 (49.2) 42 (53.8)
Group
 High quality 31 (15.4) 1 (5.6) 11 (26.2) 7 (11.1) 12 (15.4)
 Low quality 67 (33.3) 9 (50.0) 9 (21.4) 25 (39.7) 24 (30.8)
 No exercise 103 (51.2) 8 (44.4) 22 (52.4) 31 (49.2) 42 (53.8)

*Cases were non-myopic children who have myopia-onset during the follow-up. Controls were children who did not have myopia-onset during the follow-up.

**Cases were myopic children who have myopic progression ≥1.0D during the follow-up. Controls were myopic children who have myopic progression <1.0D during the follow-up.