Choroidal Thickness in Chinese Children Aged 8 to 11 Years with Mild and Moderate Myopia

Table 1

General characteristics of the 120 participants and comparison between different refraction groups.

	Total ()	Range	Mild myopia ()	Range	Moderate myopia ()	Range
Gender (M/F)	59/61	—	29/37	—	30/24	—	0.205^a
Age (years)	9.69 ± 1.12	8 to 11	9.56 ± 1.08	8.17 to 11.75	9.85 ± 1.14	8.00 to 11.75	0.168^b
SE (diopters)	−2.88 ± 1.46	−0.50 to −5.75	−1.72 ± 0.58	−2.75 to −0.50	−4.31 D ± 0.77	−5.75 to −3.00	<0.001^b
AL (mm)	24.54 ± 0.79	22.67 to 26.20	24.18 ± 0.69	22.67 to 25.59	24.97 ± 0.68	22.82 to 26.20	<0.001^c
SFCT (µm)	252.80 ± 46.95	108 to 359	262.00 ± 40.57	195 to 352	236.00 ± 55.08	108 to 359	0.005^c

M = male; F = female; SE = spherical equivalent; AL = axial length; SFCT = subfoveal choroidal thickness. ^aStatistical significance was tested using the chi-square test. ^bStatistical significance was tested using the Mann–Whitney U test. ^cStatistical significance was tested using the independent samples t-test.