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Table 1 Characteristics of children included in the study (n = 180)

From: Probability of myopia in children with high refined carbohydrates consumption in France

 

Girls (N = 88)

Boys (N = 92)

Myopica (N = 49)

Non-myopicb (N = 39)

Myopica (N = 37)

Non-myopicb (N = 55)

Mean

SD

Range

Mean

SD

Range

Mean

SD

Range

Mean

SD

Range

Age (years)

10.43

4.06

4–17

8.31

3.32

4–17

10.89

3.72

4–17

8.31

3.65

4–18

BMIc Z-score

0.21

1.47

− 3.60–3.57

0.22

0.92

−1.27–2.03

−0.02

1.50

−5.03–2.45

−0.03

1.31

−3.38–2.45

Sphere right eye (D)

−2.62

2.57

−8.50–1.50

0.94

0.89

0.00–2.75

−3.37

2.78

−12.00–0.00

1.01

0.92

0.00–2.75

Sphere left eye (D)

−2.62

2.91

−10.25–2.25

0.88

0.86

0.00–2.5

−3.21

2.77

−9.75–0.00

1.00

0.99

0.00–2.75

Outdoor time (hr/day)

2.48

1.40

0.57–6.43

2.63

1.38

1.28–7.14

2.31

1.22

0.57–5.86

2.89

1.65

1.00–7.14

Reading (hr/day)

0.73

0.21

0.50–1.00

0.68

0.21

0.50–1.00

0.71

0.20

0.50–1.00

0.65

0.20

0.50–1.00

Screens (hr/day)

2.63

0.61

1.00–4.00

2.29

0.48

1.00–3.25

2.78

0.57

2.00–4.00

2.47

0.53

0.50–3.50

Refined carbohydrates consumption (frequency/week)

41.94

13.56

13.00–86.00

35.04

11.06

10.00–53.50

35.03

12.04

0.50–56.00

40.78

10.98

11.50–56.50

  1. aMyopic on one or both eyes (D < 0)
  2. bNon myopic on both eyes (0 ≤ D < 3)
  3. cBMI Body mass index