Research Article

Risk Factors for Incident Myopia among Teenaged Students of the Experimental Class of the Air Force in China

Table 3

Multivariate analysis of factors associated with incident myopia.

Risk factorOR95% CI value

Parental myopia
 One or both0.5640.304–1.0460.069
 NoneReference
Baseline SER0.0700.036–0.137<0.001
Outdoor activity time (per week)
 ≥14 h0.4640.227–0.9500.036
 ≥9.33 h to <14 h0.7710.460–1.2930.324
 <9.33 hReference
Near-work time (per week)
 ≥28 h2.5791.314–5.0610.006
 <28 hReference
Reading/writing distance
 ≥30 cm0.5050.270–0.9440.032
 <30 cmReference
Reading/writing for ≥1 h
 Frequently0.7800.491–1.2400.294
 None or seldomReference
Age at start of primary school
 >6 years0.8550.527–1.3880.526
 ≤6 yearsReference
Sleep duration (per week)
 >49 h0.9680.600–1.5620.895
 ≤49 hReference