Research Article

Prevalence and Age-Related Changes of Corneal Astigmatism in Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery in Northern China

Table 2

Spearman’s correlation analysis of corneal astigmatism and age in three types of astigmatism axis.

Corneal astigmatismTotalAge <65 yearsAge ≥65 years
r valuer valuer value

With-the-rule astigmatism−0.0020.920−0.1050.0010.0940.001
Against-the-rule astigmatism0.179<0.0010.1020.0100.166<0.001
Oblique astigmatism0.118<0.001−0.0580.3070.154<0.001