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Table 1 Characteristics of Han and Tibetan participants

From: Prevalence and risk factors of refractive error in Qinghai, China: a cross-sectional study in Han and Tibetan adults in Xining and surrounding areas

 

Han n = 769

%

Tibetan n = 476

%

P value

Sex

    

0.035

 Male

376

48.89

262

55.04

 

 Female

393

51.11

214

44.96

 

Age (y)

    

0.658

 50–54

359

46.68

207

43.49

 

 55–59

145

18.86

96

20.17

 

 60–65

136

17.69

94

19.75

 

 65+

129

16.78

79

16.60

 

Height (cm)

162.37

 

163.00

 

0.205

Weight (kg)

63.99

 

68.34

 

<0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

24.22

 

25.62

 

< 0.001

Current Residence

    

<0.001

 Urban

528

68.66

200

42.02

 

 Rural

241

31.34

276

57.98

 

Birth Place

    

<0.001

 Urban

167

21.72

28

5.88

 

 Rural

602

78.28

448

94.12

 

Time spent in rural areas (y)

33.48

 

47.48

 

<0.001

Education

    

<0.001

 Primary school or lower

327

42.52

355

74.58

 

 Middle/high school

292

37.97

74

15.55

 

 Undergraduate/graduate

150

19.51

47

9.87

 

Occupation

    

<0.001

 Non-close

420

54.62

361

75.84

 

 Close

349

45.38

115

24.16

 

Income (Â¥)

    

<0.001

  < 800/month

273

35.50

285

59.87

 

 800–2000/month

165

21.46

88

18.49

 

  > 2000/month

331

43.04

103

21.64

 

Hypertension

315

40.96

170

35.71

0.065

Diabetes

101

13.13

41

8.61

0.015

Smoking

    

0.127

 Never

471

61.25

312

65.55

 

 Past/current

298

38.75

164

34.45

 

Drinking

    

<0.001

 Never

360

46.81

291

61.13

 

 Past/current

409

53.19

185

38.87

 

Active level

    

0.006

 Light

86

11.18

82

17.23

 

 Moderate

568

73.86

337

70.80

 

 Heavy

115

14.95

57

11.97

 

Pterygium

59

7.67

43

9.03

0.395