Research Article

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Myopia in Spain

Table 4

Myopic spherical equivalence according to age, sex, and autonomous community.

20162017
5 years6 years7 years5 years6 years7 years

SexFemale−1.55 ± 0.97−1.55 ± 1.12−1.66 ± 1.21−1.55 ± 0.99−1.27 ± 0.80−1.55 ± 1.09
Male−1.55 ± 1.65−1.59 ± 1.34−1.66 ± 1.58−2.51 ± 3.27−1.68 ± 1.84−1.73 ± 1.41
Autonomous communityBasque Country−1.38 ± 1.11−1.23 ± 0.81−1.38 ± 0.95−1.36 ± 0.48−1.84 ± 2.20
Andalusia−1.86 ± 2.11−1.82 ± 1.63−1.62 ± 1.23−1.51 ± 0.57−1.32 ± 0.81−1.70 ± 1.23
Valencian Community−1.32 ± 0.89−1.78 ± 1.97−1.25 ± 0.78−3.65 ± 1.43−1.48 ± 0.92−1.35 ± 1.01
Catalonia−0.99 ± 0.82−1.38 ± 0.98−1.47 ± 1.06−2.16 ± 2.68−2.30 ± 2.83−1.34 ± 9.02
Castile and Leon−1.20 ± 0.52−1.37 ± 0.52−1.55 ± 1.22−1.34 ± 0.91−1.12 ± 0.76−1.77 ± 1.16
Galicia−1.10 ± 0.39−1.67 ± 1.43−1.89 ± 0.580.35 ± 3.02−1.55 ± 0.90−1.70 ± 2.02
Community of Madrid−1.05 ± 0.64−1.47 ± 1.13−2.14 ± 2.29−2.26 ± 3.23−1.39 ± 1.44−1.51 ± 1.28
Aragon−0.91 ± 0.39−2.80 ± 1.30−1.57 ± 0.68−3.20 ± 2.75−1.37 ± 0.77−2.08 ± 1.28
Cantabria−1.46 ± 0.67−0.50 ± —−2.18 ± 2.45−3.19 ± 1.99−1.50 ± 0.90
Navarra−7.75 ± 0.00−0.50 ± 0.00−1.28 ± 0.47−1.62 ± 1.66−1.22 ± 0.61−1.42 ± 0.62
Extremadura−1.12 ± 0.63−1.06 ± 0.80−1.39 ± 1.03−1.94 ± 0.88−1.73 ± 0.77−1.15 ± 0.36
Castile-la Mancha−1.41 ± 0.79−1.41 ± 0.91−1.46 ± 1.14−2.00 ± —−1.56 ± 0.33−2.15 ± 1.23