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Table 3 The effect of housing type on myopia among school-aged children, strastified by parental myopia

From: Housing type and myopia: the mediating role of parental myopia

Housing type

No parental myopia

One myopic parent

Two myopic parent

% a

Crude

OR (95 % CI)

Adjusted b

OR (95 % CI)

% a

Crude

OR (95 % CI)

Adjusted b

OR (95 % CI)

% a

Crude

OR (95 % CI)

Adjusted b

OR (95 % CI)

Flat room

20.8

Ref.

Ref.

41.4

Ref.

Ref.

47.2

Ref.

Ref.

1–3 floor

24.6

1.24 (1.16–1.34) **

1.24 (1.15–1.34) **

41.0

0.98 (0.87–1.11)

1.15 (1.00–1.32) *

44.8

0.91 (0.67–1.23)

0.99 (0.70–1.41)

4–6 floor

30.5

1.68 (1.56–1.81) **

1.56 (1.43–1.70) **

47.0

1.26 (1.12–1.41) **

1.28 (1.12–1.47) **

54.3

1.33 (0.99–1.78)

1.25 (0.88–1.78)

7 floor or more

31.0

1.72 (1.56–1.88) **

1.53 (1.37–1.70) **

47.2

1.27 (1.12–1.43) **

1.24 (1.02–1.44) **

52.9

1.26 (0.93–1.69)

1.14 (0.80–1.64)

  1. a % refers to percent of myopia in children
  2. b Adjusted for area, gender, age, living place, ethnicity and parental education level, near work, sunshine exposure and physical activity
  3. *P<0.05, **P<0.001