Table 2 Distribution of corneal curvature in different myopia groups*.

From: Associations between corneal curvature and other anterior segment biometrics in young myopic adults

 

Mild myopia (n = 945)

Moderate myopia (n = 4524)

High myopia (n = 2424)

P value

Age (years)

 Age 18–22, (n = 3170)

42.75 ± 1.34

42.76 ± 1.27

43.07 ± 1.34

 < 0.001

 Age 23–27, (n = 2284)

42.95 ± 1.40

43.04 ± 1.33

43.33 ± 1.30

 < 0.001

 Age 28–33, (n = 1750)

43.21 ± 1.29

43.36 ± 1.32

43.56 ± 1.23

0.001

 Age 34–40, (n = 689)

43.12 ± 1.31

43.56 ± 1.39

43.50 ± 1.38

0.026

 P value

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 

Sex

 Female (n = 3477, 44.05%)

43.39 ± 1.27

43.46 ± 1.29

43.60 ± 1.28

0.001

 Male (n = 4416, 55.95%)

42.75 ± 1.34

42.75 ± 1.30

42.97 ± 1.30

 < 0.001

 P value

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 
  1. *Presented as mean ± standard deviation in diopter.