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Role of Gender in the Prevalence of Myopia among Polish Schoolchildren
Joint Authors
Safranow, Krzysztof
Czepita, Maciej
Czepita, Damian
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-07-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
The aim of the paper was to study the role of gender in the progression of myopia among Polish schoolchildren.
Materials and Methods.
4875 children from elementary schools and high schools were examined (2470 boys, aged 6–16 years, mean age 11.0, SD = 2.6 and 2405 girls, aged 6–16 years, mean age 11.1, SD = 2.6).
The examined students were Caucasian and resided in and around Szczecin, Poland.
The examination included retinoscopy under cycloplegia.
The refractive error readings were reported as spherical equivalent (SE).
Myopia was defined as SE of at least −0.5 D.
Data analysis was performed using the Mann–Whitney U test and 2-sided Fisher’s exact test.
p values of less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant.
Results.
It was found that the SE among Polish boys is similar to the SE among Polish girls before the age of 9 years.
However, in older children, lower SE values and higher prevalence of myopia were found among girls than boys, both at 9–13 years range (0.45 ± 1.05 vs 0.55 ± 1.23 D, p=0.047 and 8.30% vs 5.71%, p=0.015, respectively) and at 13–16 years range (0.32 ± 1.14 vs 0.54 ± 1.08 D, p=0.0093 and 10.37% vs 5.96%, p=0.0050), respectively.
Conclusions.
Gender is associated with the prevalence of myopia among Polish schoolchildren ranging from 9 to 16 years of age.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Czepita, Maciej& Czepita, Damian& Safranow, Krzysztof. 2019. Role of Gender in the Prevalence of Myopia among Polish Schoolchildren. Journal of Ophthalmology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1186513
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Czepita, Maciej…[et al.]. Role of Gender in the Prevalence of Myopia among Polish Schoolchildren. Journal of Ophthalmology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1186513
American Medical Association (AMA)
Czepita, Maciej& Czepita, Damian& Safranow, Krzysztof. Role of Gender in the Prevalence of Myopia among Polish Schoolchildren. Journal of Ophthalmology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1186513
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1186513