Table 1.
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 | |
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Spectacles | 60 (60) | 21 (58) | 27 (61) | .88 |
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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 (%) | |||||
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Emmetropia | 16 (8) | 4 (6) | 12 (9) | N/Ad |
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Mild myopia | 119 (60) | 40 (56) | 79 (62) | N/A |
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Severe myopia | 32 (16) | 13 (18) | 19 (15) | N/A |
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Hyperopia | 32 (16) | 15 (21) | 17 (13) | N/A |
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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.