Table 5 Risk factors for axial length elongation among the three groups.

From: The effect of defocus incorporated multiple segment spectacles’ lenses combined with different concentrations atropine for myopia control

Factor

Beta coefficient

95% CI

P

Lower

Upper

DIMS group

 Baseline age

−0.481

−0.332

0.220

0.025*

 Sex

0.101

−0.162

0.237

0.608

 Baseline SER

0.328

−0.131

0.524

0.294

 Baseline AXL

0.510

−0.067

0.732

0.119

DIMS-Low ATR group

 Baseline age

−0.332

−0.592

0.127

0.040*

 Sex

−0.104

−0.334

0.155

0.284

 Baseline SER

0.223

−0.245

0.553

0.348

 Baseline AXL

0.276

−0.183

0.606

0.195

DIMS-High ATR group

 Baseline age

−0.257

−0.477

0.065

0.082

 Sex

0.038

−0.086

0.148

0.818

 Baseline SER

0.141

−0.197

0.237

0.729

 Baseline AXL

0.116

−0.086

0.201

0.863

  1. ATR atropine, AXL axial elongation, CI confidence interval, DIMS defocus incorporated multiple segments’, N: number, OR odds ratio, SER spherical equivalent refraction.
  2. * indicates a significant correlation between the factor and AXL elongation.