Table 2.
Prevalence of Hyperopia Severity in the Worse Eye by Race/ethnicity, Sex, and Age of Child
| Any hyperopia (≥2.0 D) | Low/moderate hyperopia (2.0 D to < 4.0 D) | Moderate/high hyperopia (≥4.0 D) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | |
| Overall | 3086 | 20.5% (19.9%-21.2%) | 2604 | 17.3% (16.7%-17.9%) | 482 | 3.2% (2.9%-3.5%) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 884 | 27.5% (26.0%-29.1%) | 748 | 23.3% (21.8%-24.8%) | 136 | 4.2% (3.6%-5.0%) |
| Hispanic white | 838 | 26.7% (25.1%-28.3%) | 679 | 21.6% (20.2%-23.1%) | 159 | 5.1% (4.3%-5.9%) |
| African American | 824 | 20.3% (19.1%-21.6%) | 695 | 17.1% (16.0%-18.3%) | 129 | 3.2% (2.7%-3.8%) |
| Asian | 540 | 11.6% (10.7%-12.6%) | 482 | 10.4% (9.5%-11.3%) | 58 | 1.3% (1.0%-1.6%) |
| P for race/ethnic difference1 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 1476 | 18.9% (18.1%-19.8%) | 1227 | 15.7% (14.9%-16.6%) | 249 | 3.2% (2.8%-3.6%) |
| Female | 1610 | 22.2% (21.2%-23.2%) | 1377 | 19.0% (18.1%-19.9%) | 233 | 3.2% (2.8%-3.6%) |
| P for sex difference1 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.96 | |||
| Age | ||||||
| 6-11 | 323 | 27.0% (24.5%-29.6%) | 286 | 23.9% (21.5%-26.4%) | 37 | 3.1% (2.2%-4.2%) |
| 12-23 | 502 | 19.9% (18.3%-21.5%) | 447 | 17.7% (16.2%-19.2%) | 55 | 2.2% (1.6%-2.8%) |
| 24-35 | 512 | 18.8% (17.3%-20.3%) | 434 | 15.9% (14.6%-17.4%) | 78 | 2.9% (2.3%-3.6%) |
| 36-47 | 581 | 20.6% (19.2%-22.2%) | 484 | 17.2% (15.8%-18.6%) | 97 | 3.5% (2.8%-4.2%) |
| 48-59 | 593 | 20.7% (19.3%-22.3%) | 470 | 16.4% (15.1%-17.8%) | 123 | 4.3% (3.6%-5.1%) |
| 60-72 | 575 | 19.7% (18.2%-21.2%) | 483 | 16.5% (15.2%-17.9%) | 92 | 3.2% (2.5%-3.8%) |
| P for age trend1 | 0.012 | <0.001 | 0.007 | |||
Abbreviation: CI=confidence interval.
1
P values for race/ethnic and sex differences were estimated from chi-square tests and the P values for age trends were estimated from Mantel-Haenszel chi-square tests. 95% confidence interval values were estimated based on the exact method.