Table 1.
Summary of baseline participants' demographic characteristics.
| Children included in analysis | Children not included in analysis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All (n = 414) | Boys (n = 237) | Girls (n = 177) | P * | All (n = 42) | P † | |
| Age | 7.00 (6.00 to 9.00) | 7.00 (6.00 to 9.00) | 7.00 (6.00 to 9.00) | 0.523 | 7.00 (6.00 to 9.00) | 0.297 |
| H (cm) | 125.00 (108.00 to 151.00) | 126.00 (109.00 to 151.00) | 125.00 (108.00 to 145.00) | 0.031 | 128.00 (112.00 to 143.00) | 0.201 |
| AL (mm) | 23.00 (20.28 to 25.17) | 23.06 (20.65 to 25.17) | 22.63 (20.28 to 24.92) | <0.001 | 23.00 (21.20 to 24.48) | 0.382 |
| SE (D) | 0.00 (-4.13 to 9.50) | 0.00 (-4.13 to 9.50) | 0.00 (−3.75 to 6.25) | 0.541 | 0.00 (−2.75 to 5.50) | 0.001 |
H, height; AL, axial length; SE, spherical equivalent.
*
Comparison between boys and girls.
†
Comparison between children included in analysis and those not included in analysis. Bold font indicates to point the P values < 0.05.