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. 2020 Aug 27;15(8):e0238122. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238122

Table 3. Multivariate regression analyses to estimate the changing trend of prevalence of myopia, mean Spherical Equivalent Refraction (SER) and astigmatism with years of test.

Exposure Year Non-adjusted, (95% CI) P value Model I, (95% CI) P value Model II, (95% CI) P value

Myopia prevalence
2014 Reference Reference Reference
2016 1.26 (0.87, 1.84) 0.22 1.28 (0.88, 1.87) 0.19 1.28 (0.88, 1.87) 0.19
2018 1.23 (0.85, 1.79) 0.28 1.22 (0.84, 1.77) 0.30 1.22 (0.84, 1.78) 0.29

Mean SER
2014 Reference Reference Reference
2016 -0.27 (-0.34, -0.20) < 0.0001 -0.27 (-0.34, -0.21) < 0.0001 -0.27 (-0.345, -0.21) < 0.0001
2018 -0.32 (-0.39, -0.26) < 0.0001 -0.32 (-0.38, -0.25) < 0.0001 -0.31 (-0.38, -0.25) < 0.0001

Mean astigmatism
2014 Reference Reference Reference
2016 0.03 (0, 0.06) 0.11 0.03 (0, 0.06) 0.11 0.03 (0, 0.06) 0.12
2018 0 (-0.03, 0.03) 0.93 0 (-0.03,0.03) 0.92 0 (-0.03, 0.03) 0.93

Model I is adjusted for age; Model II is adjusted for age and sex.