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Table 2 Counts and sample proportions of children with myopia for the different grouping variables which we call risk factors:

From: Myopia in Bulgarian school children: prevalence, risk factors, and health care coverage

Grouping characteristic

Count (Sample proportions)

School

Rural(Small tawn)

Urban (Capital)

Sport(Capital)

Urban (medium sized town)

28 (8.36%)

43 (31.38%)

16 (8.84%)

149 (19.91%)

Age

6 - 10

11 - 15

  

128 (19.93%)

108 (14.22%)

  

Gender

Male

Female

  

103 (13.86%)

133 (20.21%)

  

Sport

Every day

Not every day

  

48 (11.74%)

186 (19.60%)

  

Screen time

Less than 4 hours

More or equal to 4 hours

  

179 (17.92%)

51 (14.87%)

  

Previous examination

Yes

No

  

67 (9.81%)

169 (23.93%)

  

Parents wear glasses

None of the parents

At least one parent

  

113 (13.47%)

114 (23.46%)