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. 2017 Jul 12;17:123. doi: 10.1186/s12886-017-0519-y

Table 4.

Differences between sexes

Boys Girls P value
n = 61 n = 61
Axial length (mm) 23.6 ± 0.9 23.1 ± 0.9 0.002
Body height (cm) 131.5 ± 5.1 133.4 ± 5.7 0.07
Body weight (kg) 28.7 ± 4.5 29.0 ± 5.2 0.68
BMI (kg/m2) 16.5 ± 1.8 16.2 ± 2.0 0.43
Indoor studying 2.6 ± 0.6 2.6 ± 0.6 0.991
Television viewing 2.6 ± 1.0 2.6 ± 0.8 0.900
Screen time 1.7 ± 0.8 1.2 ± 0.6 <0.001
Outdoor activities 1.7 ± 0.8 1.4 ± 0.5 0.015
Bed time 2.1 ± 0.6 2.2 ± 0.5 0.700
Dietary habit 2.8 ± 0.7 2.8 ± 0.7 0.787
Parental myopia 1.3 ± 0.8 1.3 ± 0.8 0.972