Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the cohort

Demographics

 Age (years)

10.31 ± 1.45

10.72 ± 1.47

9.91 ± 1.34

0.047 ^a

 Sex (male/female)

24/26 

15/10

9/16

0.089^b

Ocular biometrics

 SER (D)

− 2.86 ± 1.09

− 2.84 ± 1.16

− 2.87 ± 1.03

0.924^a

 AL (mm)

24.77 ± 0.73

24.77 ± 0.71

24.77 ± 0.76

0.992^a

 Average K (D)

43.43 ± 1.29

43.46 ± 1.10

43.41 ± 1.48

0.888^a

Choroidal metrics

 LA (mm²)

0.84 ± 0.18

0.89 ± 0.19

0.80 ± 0.16

0.079^a

 SA (mm²)

0.55 ± 0.10

0.55 ± 0.11

0.55 ± 0.10

0.915^a

 TCA (mm²)

1.39 ± 0.27

1.44 ± 0.29

1.35 ± 0.24

0.264^a

 SFCT (µm)

245.41 ± 50.86

252.58 ± 56.74

238.24 ± 44.21

0.324^a

 CVI (%)

60.50 ± 3.07

61.88 ± 2.23

59.11 ± 3.21

0.001 ^c

 CcFD (%)

13.53 ± 1.76

13.64 ± 1.92

13.42 ± 1.61

0.660^a