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Table 1 Baseline characteristics in unmatched subjects of 2005–2008 NHANES

From: High myopia is protective against diabetic retinopathy in the participants of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Variables

Non-DR

DR

P

n = 986

n = 331

Age (years)

61.90 ± 11.15

63.53 ± 10.72

0.020

PIR

2.57 ± 1.59

2.31 ± 1.44

0.010

BMI (kg/m2)

32.07 ± 7.08

31.45 ± 6.83

0.165

Sex

  

0.014

 Male

506 (51.32%)

144 (43.50%)

 

 Female

480 (48.68%)

187 (56.50%)

 

Race/ethnicity

  

 < 0.001

 Non-Hispanic White

472 (47.87%)

124 (37.46%)

 

 Non-Hispanic Black

236 (23.94%)

117 (35.35%)

 

 Hispanic

244 (24.75%)

83 (25.08%)

 

 Other Races

34 (3.45%)

7 (2.11%)

 

Education

  

0.031

  < College

599 (60.75%)

233 (67.37%)

 

  > College

287 (39.25%)

108 (32.63%)

 

Smoke

  

0.075

 No

433 (43.91%)

164 (49.55%)

 

 Yes

553 (56.09%)

167 (50.45%)

 

CVD

  

 < 0.001

 No

815 (82.66%)

242 (73.11%)

 

 Yes

171 (17.34%)

89 (26.89%)

 

Refractive errors

  

0.002

 Emmetropia (-1.0D < SE < 1.0D)

407 (41.28%)

134 (40.48%)

 

 Mild myopia (-5.0D < SE < -1.0D)

383 (38.84%)

157 (47.43%)

 

 High myopia (SE < -5.0D)

62 (6.29%)

8 (2.42%)

 

 Hyperopia (1.0D < SE)

134 (13.59%)

32 (9.67%)

 
  1. NHANES National Heal sth and Nutrition Examination Survey, SE Spherical equivalent, DR Diabetic retinopathy, BMI Body mass index, CVD Cerebrovascular disease, PIR Poverty impact ratio
  2. Continuous variables: mean ± standard deviation; categorical variables: frequency (%)