The distribution of refraction by age and gender in a non-myopic Chinese children population aged 6–12 years

BMC Ophthalmology

Yan Wang¹  Yonglin Zhou¹  Jie Yang¹  Yao Xiang¹  Xiyan Zhang¹  Fengyun Zhang²  Wenyi Yang³  Liuwei Gao⁴ 

[1] Department of Child and Adolescent Health Promotion, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China;Public Health Research Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China;Department of Child and Adolescent Health Promotion, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China;Public Health Research Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China;Current Address: No.172 Jiangsu Road, 210009, Nanjing, China;Department of Child and Adolescent Health Promotion, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China;Public Health Research Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China;School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China;School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China;

关键词: Non-myopia;    Distribution of refraction;    Children;    Alarming threshold values;    Jiangsu province;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12886-020-01709-1

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe Prevalence of myopia is increasing in China. This study aimed to explore the distribution of spherical equivalent (SE) and its association with age, body mass index (BMI), gender in a non-myopic Chinese children population aged 6 to 12 years.MethodsA total of 6362 students were recruited for ophthalmological investigation. Demographic and myopia related behavioral information was collected. SE value was measured by the Topcon RM-8900 or KR-800autorefractors. Potential independent risk factors were determined with Odds Ratio (OR) and 95% Confidence Interval (CI) by logistic regression analysis. We further constructed the nomogram model to predict future onset of myopia.ResultsAmong the study population, 3900 (61.3%) were non-myopic. The prevalence of myopia is 38.0% for boys and 39.5% for girls. The average SE values were 0.50 ± 0.70 D for boys and 0.60 ± 0.80 D for girls. The mean SE values decreased with age, and the value of height and BMI took on a stable trend. Threshold values for myopia varied across age groups and gender. Paternal myopia (OR: 1.22, 95%CI: 1.01–1.48), near-work activities on weekends (2.56, 1.17–5.61), and outdoor activities (0.68, 0.54–0.86) were associated with potential myopic in students.ConclusionA series of age-gender based SE threshold values were established to predict myopia in Chinese children aged 6 to 12 years. High risk factors for myopia included paternal myopia, near-work activities on weekends, and outdoor activities. Countermeasures are encouraged to reverse the increasing trend of myopia in children.

【 授权许可】

CC BY