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Table 2 Lens thickness stratified by age and gender

From: Lens thickness and associated ocular biometric factors among cataract patients in Shanghai

Age (years)

Men

Women

P value

N (%)

Lens thickness (mm)

N (%)

Lens thickness (mm)

Mean ± SD

95% CI

Mean ± SD

95% CI

< 30a

386 (3.7%)

3.70 ± 0.39

[3.66, 3.74]

243 (1.8%)

3.72 ± 0.45

[3.66, 3.78]

0.576

30–39a

614 (5.8%)

4.00 ± 0.42

[3.97, 4.03]

395 (2.9%)

4.01 ± 0.46

[3.97, 4.06]

0.584

40–49a

1241 (11.7%)

4.26 ± 0.38

[4.24, 4.29]

910 (6.8%)

4.30 ± 0.46

[4.27, 4.33]

0.152

50–59a

2095 (19.8%)

4.44 ± 0.40

[4.42, 4.46]

2510 (18.7%)

4.42 ± 0.41

[4.40, 4.43]

0.091

60–69a

3066 (29.0%)

4.60 ± 0.41

[4.58, 4.61]

5047 (37.5%)

4.55 ± 0.41

[4.54, 4.56]

< 0.001

70–79a

2264 (21.4%)

4.67 ± 0.42

[4.65, 4.69]

3213 (23.9%)

4.64 ± 0.42

[4.63, 4.66]

0.012

≥ 80a

897 (8.5%)

4.79 ± 0.41

[4.76, 4.82]

1132 (8.4%)

4.76 ± 0.41

[4.74, 4.79]

0.105

Totalb

10,563 (100%)

4.52 ± 0.47

[4.51, 4.53]

13,450 (100%)

4.50 ± 0.46

[4.49, 4.51]

< 0.001

  1. SD standard deviation; CI confidence interval
  2. a Mann-Whitney U test
  3. b Analysis of covariance after adjusting for age