Table 3 Correlation of cycloplegic spherical equivalent with axial length and AL/CR ratio for each age group.

From: Ocular biometrics and uncorrected visual acuity for detecting myopia in Chinese school students

Age (years)

# of students

Pearson correlation coefficient*

Axial length

AL/CR ratio

5–6

714

− 0.48

− 0.61

7

586

− 0.55

− 0.72

8

428

− 0.63

− 0.77

9

299

− 0.62

− 0.80

10

202

− 0.66

− 0.80

11

239

− 0.73

− 0.85

12

191

− 0.69

− 0.83

13

165

− 0.68

− 0.86

14

126

− 0.69

− 0.90

15

121

− 0.79

− 0.86

16

131

− 0.76

− 0.91

17

119

− 0.81

− 0.91

18

115

− 0.76

− 0.90

  1. AL/CR ratio axial length/corneal curvature radius ratio.
  2. *All the Pearson Spearman correlation coefficients are statistically significant.