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. 2019 Nov 8;21(11):e14808. doi: 10.2196/14808

Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of the study population.

Clinical characteristicsa Total (N=100) Web-based test algorithm P valueb
1st generation (N=36) 2nd generation (N=64)
Age (years), mean (SD) 25.4 (4.7) 25.3 (4.2) 25.5 (4.9) .86
Sex (male), n (%) 47 (47) 23 (64) 24 (38) .001
Current use of visual aids, n (%) 62 (62) 21 (58) 42 (6) .58

Spectacles 60 (60) 21 (58) 27 (61) .88

Contact lenses 22 (22) 7 (20) 15 (23) .54
Previous ophthalmic treatment, n (%) 4 (4) 3 (8) 1 (2) .12
Ocular complaints, n (%) 13 (13) 3 (8) 10 (16) .34
Medication use, n (%) 13 (13) 2 (6) 11 (17) .08
Refractive errorc , n (%)

Emmetropia 16 (8) 4 (6) 12 (9) N/Ad

Mild myopia 119 (60) 40 (56) 79 (62) N/A

Severe myopia 32 (16) 13 (18) 19 (15) N/A

Hyperopia 32 (16) 15 (21) 17 (13) N/A

Total 199 72 127 .24

aExcept where indicated otherwise, data are presented as n (%).

bCalculated using an independent samples Student t test or Pearson chi-square test.

cMild myopia was defined as refractive error of –3 D or less; severe myopia was defined as refractive error worse than –3 D. Refractive error was determined on the basis of the spherical equivalent of the manifest refraction value, and it is reported for both eyes separately.

dNot applicable.