Comparison of Solar Radiation and Myopia Occurrence in South Korean Children
Joint Authors
Choo, Hun Gu
Rah, Sang Hoon
Kim, Soo Han
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-06-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
To investigate the association between regional solar radiation and myopia occurrence in South Korean children.
Materials and Methods.
A population-based cross-sectional study using data of 1218 children aged 7–9 years from the Korea National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey was conducted from January 1, 2008, to December 31, 2012.
Myopia prevalence and the mean spherical equivalent were estimated; myopia was defined as spherical equivalent refraction <−1.5 D.
Data regarding solar radiation and sunshine duration were collected from 21 national monitoring stations in South Korea.
Multiple logistic regression analyses and multiple linear regression analyses were used to evaluate the associations.
However, the most important covariate, the time spent outdoors, was not measured and could not be used.
Results.
In the entire cohort of 1218 participants, solar radiation and sunshine duration were significantly associated with the mean spherical equivalent (P=0.001 and P=0.014, B = 0.088 and B = 0.069, respectively) and solar radiation was significantly associated with myopia prevalence (P=0.008).
And, a negative but not statistically significant association between sunshine duration and myopia prevalence was observed (P=0.064, respectively).
Conclusions.
Solar radiation and sunshine duration are associated with the mean spherical equivalent and myopia prevalence in South Korean children.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Choo, Hun Gu& Rah, Sang Hoon& Kim, Soo Han. 2019. Comparison of Solar Radiation and Myopia Occurrence in South Korean Children. Journal of Ophthalmology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1186173
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Choo, Hun Gu…[et al.]. Comparison of Solar Radiation and Myopia Occurrence in South Korean Children. Journal of Ophthalmology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1186173
American Medical Association (AMA)
Choo, Hun Gu& Rah, Sang Hoon& Kim, Soo Han. Comparison of Solar Radiation and Myopia Occurrence in South Korean Children. Journal of Ophthalmology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1186173
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1186173