TABLE 1.
Participants’ characteristics of two groups.
| Characteristic | Overall, n = 267 a | NHM, n = 135 a | HM, n = 132 a | p value b |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, year | 22 (8) | 20 (8) | 24 (7) | <0.001 |
| Gender | 0.87 | |||
| Male | 122 (46%) | 61 (45%) | 61 (46%) | |
| Female | 145 (54%) | 74 (55%) | 71 (54%) | |
| SSI (OD) | 0.82 (0.15) | 0.85 (0.16) | 0.79 (0.15) | 0.002 |
| SSI (OS) | 0.84 (0.15) | 0.86 (0.15) | 0.82 (0.15) | 0.017 |
| CCT (OD), mm | 544 (34) | 542 (36) | 545 (32) | 0.5 |
| CCT (OS), mm | 544 (34) | 543 (35) | 545 (33) | 0.6 |
| CR (OD), mm | 7.78 (0.24) | 7.71 (0.24) | 7.86 (0.22) | <0.001 |
| CR (OS), mm | 7.76 (0.30) | 7.68 (0.33) | 7.85 (0.24) | <0.001 |
| AL (OD), mm | 26.01 (1.48) | 24.89 (0.85) | 27.16 (1.06) | <0.001 |
| AL (OS), mm | 25.88 (1.48) | 24.82 (0.88) | 26.96 (1.15) | <0.001 |
| AL/CR (OD) | 3.34 (0.17) | 3.23 (0.13) | 3.46 (0.14) | <0.001 |
| AL/CR (OS) | 3.34 (0.21) | 3.24 (0.17) | 3.44 (0.19) | <0.001 |
Abbreviations: NHM, non-high myopia; HM, high myopia; SSI, stress–strain index; CCT, central corneal thickness; CR, corneal curvature; AL, axial length; AL/CR, axial length/corneal radius of curvature ratio.
a
Mean (SD); n (%).
b
Welch two-sample t-test; Pearson’s Chi-squared test.