Table 1. Baseline mean spherical equivalent values and myopia progression based on age, gender and severity of myopia.

	N	Baseline SE	Annual progression
Total	6984	-3.24 ± 3.03	-0.33 ± 0.68
Age
0–5	308	-3.81 ± 3.94	-0.49 ± 0.86
6–10	1231	-3.31 ± 3.30	-0.51 ± 0.79
11–15	2291	-3.13 ± 2.61	-0.46 ± 0.68
16–20	1466	-3.46 ± 3.10	-0.23 ± 0.56
21–25	1032	-3.19 ± 3.16	-0.11 ± 0.51
26–30	656	-2.86 ± 2.90	-0.07 ± 0.54
Age groups
≤15 years	3830	-3.24 ± 2.97	(-0.45 ± 0.01
>15 years	3154	-3.25 ± 3.09	0.14 ± 0.01
Gender
Males	3723	-3.21 ± 3.06	-0.31 ± 0.66
Females	3261	-3.29 ± 2.99	-0.36 ± 0.70
Severity of myopia
Mild	4541	-1.65 ± 0.69	-0.29 ± 0.60
Moderate	1604	-4.33 ± 0.84	-0.36 ± 0.69
High	475	-7.36 ± 1.01	-0.40 ± 0.81
Severe	364	-13.04 ± 3.32	-0.67 ± 1.10