Analysis of Factors Associated with the Ocular Features of Congenital Cataract Children in the Shanghai Pediatric Cataract Study

Table 1

Comparison of axial length and mean K value between boys and girls after adjusting for age and the cataract laterality.

Age (years)	AXL (mm)			K value (D)
	Boys	Girls		Boys	Girls
0-1	20.17 ± 1.59	19.56 ± 1.29	0.037	—	—	—
1-2	21.03 ± 1.23	21.19 ± 1.54	0.989	—	—	—
2–6	22.16 ± 1.73	21.73 ± 1.53	0.036	43.19 ± 1.69	44.11 ± 1.68	0.004
6–12	23.28 ± 1.97	22.33 ± 1.80	0.034	43.43 ± 1.90	44.31 ± 2.27	0.063
12–18	24.92 ± 4.22	24.58 ± 1.73	0.697	42.76 ± 1.41	44.23 ± 1.91	0.104
All children	22.23 ± 1.98	21.73 ± 1.93	0.010	43.22 ± 1.73	44.19 ± 1.90	<0.001

Significantly different between boys and girls after adjusting for age and cataract laterality by analysis of covariance. Results are presented as the mean ± standard deviation. AXL = axial length.