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Table 1 Demographics and ocular metrics of the study population

From: Differences in choroidal responses to near work between myopic children and young adults

Parameter

Adults (n = 30)

Children (n = 30)

P value

Mean ± SD

Range

Mean ± SD

Range

Age (years)

23.3 ± 2.3

18.0–28.0

9.9 ± 1.0

9.0–12.0

 < 0.001‡

Sex (male:female)

12:18

13:17

0.793*

Dominant eye (OD:OS)

18:12

20:10

0.592*

SER (D)

 − 3.50 ± 0.95

 − 5.37 to − 1.62

 − 2.00 ± 0.91

 − 3.87 to − 0.50

 < 0.001†

AL (mm)

25.00 ± 1.05

23.27–27.16

24.56 ± 0.67

23.46–25.87

0.054†

CP (D)

43.54 ± 1.53

39.98–46.21

43.11 ± 1.53

40.27–46.42

0.276†

IOP (mmHg)

14.1 ± 2.7

8.1–20.1

14.7 ± 2.7

10.0–19.3

0.472†

Amp of Acc (D)

11.0 ± 2.0

7.0–15.0

13.7 ± 2.5

8.5–19.3

 < 0.001†

SFCT (μm)

267.2 ± 68.6

149.8–419.4

255.9 ± 52.8

152.2–348.5

0.475†

LA (× 103μm2)

990.0 ± 229.3

569.3–1358.9

919.6 ± 167.6

602.3–1201.3

0.180†

SA (× 103μm2)

589.4 ± 113.7

370.5–785.9

587.8 ± 115.4

318.8–801.6

0.956†

TCA (× 103μm2)

1579.4 ± 331.8

986.7–2119.1

1507.4 ± 269.6

921.0–1970.0

0.360†

CVI (%)

62.45 ± 3.08

56.57–67.36

61.06 ± 2.90

53.74–65.34

0.078†

CcFD (%)

8.41 ± 2.20

5.98–13.87

7.05 ± 1.33

4.79–9.73

0.019‡

  1. SER = spherical equivalent refraction; AL = axial length; CP = corneal refractive power; IOP = intraocular pressure; Amp of Acc = amplitude of accommodation; SFCT = subfoveal choroidal thickness; LA = luminal area; SA = stromal area; TCA = total choroidal area; CVI = choroidal vascularity index; CcFD = choriocapillaris flow deficits; SD = standard deviation
  2. †P value determined by independent t-test
  3. ‡P value determined by Mann–Whitney U test
  4. *P value determined by Pearson chi-squared test