Research Article

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Myopia in Spain

Table 2

Participants from the different autonomous community by age and gender.

MaleFemale
5 years6 years7 yearsTotal5 years6 years7 AÑOSTotal
N (%)N (%)N (%)N (%)N (%)N (%)N (%)N (%)

Basque country32 (4.5%)59 (5.4%)50 (4.2%)141 (4.7%)33 (6.2%)50 (5.4%)38 (3.8%)121 (4.9%)
Andalusia92 (12.9%)151 (13.9%)189 (15.9%)432 (14.5%)68 (12.8%)104 (11.2%)119 (12%)291 (11.9%)
Valencian Community36 (5.1%)68 (6.2%)91 (7.7%)195 (6.5%)23 (4.3%)6 (6.8%)59 (6%)145 (5.9%)
Asturias0 (0%)0 (0%)1 (0.1%)1 (0%)
Catalonia65 (9.1%)116 (10.7%)116 (9.8%)297 (9.9%)62 (11.6%)106 (11.4%)110 (11.1%)278 (11.3%)
Castile and Leon113 (15.9%)203 (18.6%)202 (17%)518 (17.3%)86 (16.1%)171 (18.4%)168 (17%)425 (17.3%)
Galicia43 (6%)52 (4.8%)58 (4.9%)153 (5.1%)30 (5.6%)37 (4%)58 (5.9%)125 (5.1%)
Community of Madrid164 (23%)218 (19.9%)219 (18.5%)601 (20.1%)104 (19.5%)167 (18%)163 (16.4%)434 (17.7%)
Aragon53 (7.4%)61 (5.6%)79 (6.7%)193 (6.5%)36 (6.8%)63 (6.8%)67 (6.8%)166 (6.8%)
Cantabria18 (2.5%)28 (2.6%)23 (1.9%)69 (2.3%)11 (2.1%)21 (2.3%)18 (1.8%)50 (2%)
Navarra23 (3.2%)28 (2.6%)28 (2.4%)79 (2.6%)14 (2.6%)28 (3%)37 (3.7%)79 (3.2%)
Extremadura32 (4.5%)46 (4.2%)46 (3.9%)124 (4.1%)32 (6%)56 (6%)65 (6.5%)153 (6.2%)
Murcia0 (0%)2 (0.2%)1 (0.1%)3 (0.1%)1 (0.2%)0 (0%)2 (0.2%)3 (0.1%)
Castile-la Mancha24 (3.4%)42 (3.8%)55 (4.6%)121 (4%)17 (3.2%)39 (4.2%)52 (5.3%)108 (4.4%)
Balearic Islands9 (1.3%)7 (0.6%)7 (0.6%)23 (0.8%)7 (1.3%)16 (1.7%)18 (1.8%)41 (1.7%)
Melilla2 (0.3%)5 (0.5%)0 (0%)7 (0.2%)3 (0.6%)2 (0.2%)0 (0%)5 (0.2%)
La Rioja6 (0.8%)6 (0.5%)21 (1.8%)33 (1.1%)6 (1.1%)4 (0.4%)17 (1.7%)27 (1.1%)
Total712 (100%)1093 (100%)1186 (100%)2991 (100%)533 (100%)926 (100%)990 (100%)2450 (100%)