Table 2 The basic characteristics of children in low myopia group and pre-myopia group.

From: Assessment of relative peripheral refraction in children with low myopia and pre-myopia using multispectral refraction topography

 

Low myopia group

Pre-myopia group

P

Age (years old)

8.6 ± 1.6

8.4 ± 1.9

0.575

Gender (boys: girls)

31: 23

20: 21

0.404a

SE (D)

 − 1.18 ± 0.57

0.13 ± 0.31

 < 0.001

AL (mm)

24.14 ± 0.70

23.35 ± 0.60

 < 0.001

  1. SE, spherical equivalent; AL, axial length.
  2. aChi-square test.