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. 2018 Feb 5;24:127–142.

Table 1. Subject demographics of participating CREAM study groups.

Study Ancestry N (cases/controls) %Female Age (years)
Corneal astigmatism (D)
Mean (SD) Median (IQR) Range
ALSPAC
European
2279(985/1294)
53.1
15.5 (0.3)
0.683 (0.469–0.959)
0.000–5.680
BMES
European
1238(720/518)
41.8
73.3 (7.6)
0.863 (0.565–1.295)
0.155–8.615
EPIC
European
857(456/401)
58.5
68.7 (7.4)
0.780 (0.527–1.152)
0.075–3.997
FITSA
European
127(62/65)
100
67.9 (3.1)
0.733 (0.530–1.033)
0.270–2.020
GenerationR
European
2071(981/1090)
49.9
6.09 (0.4)
0.725 (0.480–0.995)
0.000–3.370
GHS 11
European
2398(1003/1395)
48.7
55.9 (10.8)
0.65 (0.400–0.950)
0.050–4.350
GHS 21
European
851(383/468)
50.9
55.1 (10.8)
0.65 (0.450–1.000)
0.050–3.800
RAINE
European
1028(407/621)
50.9
20.0 (0.4)
0.649 (0.445–0.905)
0.280–2.440
Rotterdam-I
European
5537(2064/3473)
59.3
69.5 (9.2)
0.601 (0.334–1.007)
0.000–9.663
Rotterdam-II
European
1982(633/1349)
53.8
64.8 (8.0)
0.539 (0.294–0.884)
0.000–6.789
Rotterdam-III
European
2925(1180/1745)
56.2
57 (6.9)
0.618 (0.356–1.019)
0.000–4.869
OGP-A2
European
92(37/55)
44.6
16.0 (4.5)
0.682 (0.512–0.942)
0.185–3.070
OGP-B2
European
446(181/265)
43.7
50.6 (15.4)
0.650 (0.430–0.970)
0.130–4.240
TwinsUK
European
419(201/218)
92.7
64 (10.5)
0.729 (0.476–1.105)
0.000–5.432
BES-610K3
Asian
553 (240/313)
65.6
62.1 (8.4)
0.666 (0.407–1.056)
0.000–3.620
BES-OmniE3
Asian
469 (208/261)
60.1
64.7 (9.5)
0.676 (0.429–1.016)
0.000–5.082
SCES-610K3
Asian
1745 (787/958)
48.7
57.6 (9.0)
0.703 (0.476–1.060)
0.109–5.868
SCES-OmniE3
Asian
545 (257/288)
48.6
59.2 (8.8)
0.723 (0.470–1.065)
0.117–5.404
SCORM
Asian
947 (768/179)
48.6
10.8 (0.8)
1.205 (0.851–1.624)
0.138–3.911
SIMES
Asian
1778 (750/1028)
51.7
59.5 (10.8)
0.662 (0.432–1.016)
0.078–5.618
SINDI
Asian
2261 (814/1447)
48.6
56.5 (9.1)
0.614 (0.411–0.912)
0.115–4.727
STARS Asian 822 (525/297) 50.0 38.5 (5.3) 1.000 (0.625–1.380) 0.125–3.875

1Association tests were undertaken separately for samples recruited in different waves. 2Association tests were undertaken separately for different age strata (stratum A, age >3 and <25 years; stratum B, age ≥25 years). 3Association tests were undertaken separately for samples genotyped on different platforms.