Research Article

Astigmatism Associated with Allergic Conjunctivitis in Urban School Children

Table 1

Demographic characteristic of study subjects.

SuburbanUrbanTotal
MaleFemale valueMaleFemale valueMaleFemale value

1st grade36 (15.9%)31 (15.6%)0.42567 (23.3%)48 (18.3%)0.013103 (20.0%)79 (17.1%)0.025
2nd grade40 (17.6%)38 (19.1%)51 (17.7%)31 (11.8%)91 (17.7%)69 (15.0%)
3rd grade36 (15.9%)38 (19.1%)53 (18.4%)50 (19.1%)89 (17.3%)88 (19.1%)
4th grade43 (18.9%)23 (11.6%)49 (17.0%)39 (14.9%)92 (17.9%)62 (13.4%)
5th grade44 (19.4%)40 (20.1%)42 (14.6%)47 (17.9%)86 (16.7%)87 (18.9%)
6th grade28 (12.3%)29 (14.6%)26 (9.0%)47 (17.9%)54 (10.5%)76 (16.5%)
Total227199288262515461

value < 0.05.