Table 3 Central corneal thickness measurements in the cataractous eye of pediatric patients by age, gender and laterality of the cataract.

From: Prevalence of Corneal Astigmatism and Anterior Segmental Biometry Characteristics Before Surgery in Chinese Congenital Cataract Patients

 

≤6 M

7 M to 2 Y

2–6 Y

6–18 Y

0–18 Y

Gender

 Girls

538.92 ± 35.59

570.44 ± 77.90

545.46 ± 41.38

548.29 ± 40.83

549.61 ± 48.86

 

(n = 13)

(n = 25)

(n = 79)

(n = 41)

(n = 158)

 Boys

576.33 ± 53.68

571.34 ± 52.83

573.15 ± 59.11

567.44 ± 48.87

571.78 ± 54.56

 

(n = 33)

(n = 38)

(n = 105)

(n = 64)

(n = 240)

 P

0.03

0.96

0.00

0.04

0.00

Laterality

 Bilateral

570.17 ± 52.71

570.39 ± 68.49

559.09 ± 54.40

557.22 ± 41.56

561.87 ± 53.63

 

(n = 36)

(n = 41)

(n = 117)

(n = 69)

(n = 263)

 Unilateral

549.90 ± 47.15

572.09 ± 54.01

565.06 ± 53.20

565.22 ± 55.37

565.13 ± 53.17

 

(n = 10)

(n = 22)

(n = 67)

(n = 36)

(n = 135)

 P

0.28

0.92

0.47

0.41

0.57

Total

565.76 ± 51.74

570.98 ± 2.68

561.26 ± 53.90

559.96 ± 46.65

562.98 ± 53.43

 

(n = 46)

(n = 63)

(n = 184)

(n = 105)

(n = 398)*

  1. The data are presented as the means ± standard deviation (SD). Bold data are significant at P < 0.05. M: months; Y: years. *Central corneal thickness data were not available for 2/400 eyes.
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