Table 1 Summary of demographic data for the dropouts and the children who completed the 6-year follow-up study.
From: Long-term myopia control effect and safety in children wearing DIMS spectacle lenses for 6 years
Mean ± SD | Dropouts (N = 15) | DIMS | Dropouts (N = 15) | Control-to-DIMS | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group 1 (N = 36) | Group 2 (N = 14) | Group 3 (N = 22) | Group 4 (N = 18) | ||||
Age at enrolment, years | 10.80 ± 1.57 | 9.75 ± 1.42 | 10.21 ± 1.53 | 9.73 ± 1.61 | 10.50 ± 1.41 | 10.33 ± 1.71 | 0.11 |
Gender, % (number) | |||||||
Male | 60% (9) | 47% (17) | 79% (11) | 60% (9) | 45% (10) | 50% (9) | 0.38 |
Female | 40% (6) | 53% (19) | 21% (3) | 40% (6) | 55% (12) | 50% (9) | – |
SER at baseline (D) | − 2.83 ± 0.98 | − 3.04 ± 0.89 | − 2.98 ± 1.13 | − 2.92 ± 0.91 | − 2.68 ± 0.88 | − 2.65 ± 1.18 | 0.68 |
SER at 2-year (D) | − 3.07 ± 0.83 | − 3.44 ± 1.02 | − 3.29 ± 1.15 | − 3.94 ± 1.15 | − 3.67 ± 0.95 | − 3.24 ± 1.33 | 0.09 |
SER at 3-year (D) | − 3.19 ± 0.86 | − 3.57 ± 1.08 | − 3.73 ± 1.30 | − 4.05 ± 1.34 | − 3.78 ± 1.19 | − 3.19 ± 1.47 | 0.25 |
SER at 6-year (D) | – | − 3.96 ± 1.42 | − 4.28 ± 1.15 | – | − 3.92 ± 1.18 | − 3.87 ± 1.53 | |
AL at baseline (mm) | 24.38 ± 0.90 | 24.68 ± 0.76 | 25.00 ± 0.80 | 24.59 ± 1.05 | 24.62 ± 0.79 | 24.42 ± 0.86 | 0.40 |
AL at 2-year (mm) | 24.54 ± 0.83 | 24.90 ± 0.77 | 25.20 ± 0.72 | 25.16 ± 1.15 | 25.21 ± 0.89 | 24.80 ± 0.86 | 0.11 |
AL at 3-year (mm) | 24.65 ± 0.84 | 25.00 ± 0.77 | 25.33 ± 0.76 | 25.28 ± 0.28 | 25.30 ± 0.95 | 24.83 ± 0.85 | 0.14 |
AL at 6-year (mm) | – | 25.28 ± 0.81 | 25.71 ± 0.69 | – | 25.43 ± 1.01 | 25.14 ± 0.87 | – |
