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. 2017 Mar 3;1(1):e000058. doi: 10.1136/bmjophth-2016-000058

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the subjects

Overall (n=30) Younger (age<35) (n=17) Older (age≥35) (n=13) p Value*
Male, n (%) 9 (30) 5 (29) 4 (31)
Age (years) 35.6±11.7 26.6±4.3 47.2±6.5 <0.001
Spherical equivalent error (D) −2.7±2.8 −3.5±2.9 −2.7±2.8 0.070
Axial length (mm) 24.8±1.5 25.3±1.4 24.2±1.5 0.054
Corneal thickness (mm) 520.1±25.5 519.2±29.2 521.2±20.9 0.832
 Crystalline lens biometry
Static condition (±0 D)
 Anterior lens curvature (mm) 10.4±1.5 11.5±1.3 9.5±1.3 <0.001
 Posterior lens curvature (mm) 5.8±0.4 6.1±0.4 5.8±0.3 0.056
 Lens thickness (mm) 3.9±0.3 3.7±0.2 4.2±0.3 <0.001
 −1 D accommodation stimuli
 Anterior lens curvature (mm) 9.5±1.3 11.3±1.3 10.3±1.6 <0.001
 Posterior lens curvature (mm) 5.8±0.4 6.0±0.4 5.7±0.3 0.054
 Lens thickness (mm) 3.9±0.3 3.7±0.2 4.2±0.3 <0.001
 −3 D accommodation stimuli
 Anterior lens curvature (mm) 9.7±1.3 10.4±1.3 9.0±0.9 <0.001
 Posterior lens curvature (mm) 5.8±0.4 5.9±0.4 5.7±0.4 0.072
 Lens thickness (mm) 4.0±0.3 3.7±0.2 4.2±0.3 <0.001
 −5 D accommodation stimuli
 Anterior lens curvature (mm) 8.9±0.9 8.9±0.9 8.9±0.9 0.127
 Posterior lens curvature (mm) 5.6±0.3 5.6±0.3 5.6±0.3 0.490
 Lens thickness (mm) 4.0±0.3 3.9±0.3 4.2±0.3 <0.001

Plus-minus values are means±SD.

*Unpaired t-test between younger age and older age.

D, dioptre.