Research Article

Association of Myopia in Elementary School Students in Jiaojiang District, Taizhou City, China

Table 2

The associations between factors and the prevalence of myopia.

ParametersAll (n = 556)School A (n = 310)School B (n = 246)
Myopia (n = 354)Normal (n = 202) valueMyopia (n = 201)Normal (n = 109) valueMyopia (n = 153)Normal (n = 93) value

Change class seats, n (%)
 Never0 (0.0%)5 (100.0%)0.0300 (0.0%)3 (100.0%)0.1150 (0.0%)2 (100.0%)0.202
 Once a semester5 (55.6%)4 (44.4%)2 (50.0%)2 (50.0%)3 (60.0%)2 (40.0%)
 Once a month49 (65.3%)26 (34.7%)43 (68.3%)20 (31.7%)6 (50.0%)6 (50.0%)
 Once a fortnight256 (64.0%)144 (36.0%)145 (65.6%)76 (34.4%)111 (62.0%)68 (38.0%)
 Once a week44 (66.7%)22 (33.3%)11 (57.9%)8 (42.1%)33 (70.2%)14 (29.8%)

Adjust the height of desks and chairs, n (%)
 Never88 (66.7%)44 (33.3%)0.00837 (61.7%)23 (38.3%)0.62951 (70.8%)21 (29.2%)<0.001
 Once a year44 (48.4%)47 (51.6%)19 (70.4%)8 (29.8%)25 (39.1%)39 (60.9%)
 Once a semester176 (65.9%)91 (34.1%)104 (63.0%)61 (37.0%)72 (70.6%)30 (29.4%)
 Once every 2 to 3 months46 (70.8%)19 (29.2%)41 (70.7%)17 (29.3%)5 (71.4%)2 (28.6%)

Activity place during recess, n (%)
 Teaching building264 (63.9%)149 (36.1%)0.908153 (66.5%)77 (33.5%)0.293111 (60.7%)72 (39.3%)0.319
 Outside teaching building90 (63.4%)52 (36.6%)48 (60.0%)32 (40.0%)42 (67.7%)20 (32.3%)

Time for homework per day, n (%)
 <1 h52 (65.0%)28 (35.0%)0.82848 (69.6%)21 (30.4%)0.1964 (36.4%)7 (63.6%)0.280
 1–1.99 h157 (63.1%)92 (36.9%)88 (66.2%)45 (33.8%)69 (59.5%)47 (40.5%)
 2–2.99 h106 (65.4%)56 (34.6%)47 (63.5%)27 (36.5%)59 (67.0%)29 (33.0%)
 ≥3 h37 (62.7%)22 (37.2%)18 (56.3%)14 (43.8%)19 (70.4%)8 (29.6%)
 Uncertain2 (40.0%)3 (60.0%)0 (0.0%)2 (100.0%)2 (66.7%)1 (33.3%)

Time for interest classes per week, n (%)
 0 h57 (60.0%)38 (40.0%)0.86233 (67.3%)16 (32.7%)0.78924 (52.2%)22 (47.8%)0.665
 <1 h17 (60.7%)11 (39.3%)14 (58.3%)10 (41.7%)3 (75.0%)1 (25.0%)
 1–1.99 h66 (64.7%)36 (35.3%)43 (67.2%)21 (32.8%)23 (60.5%)15 (39.5%)
 2–2.99 h81 (62.3%)49 (37.7%)37 (59.7%)25 (40.3%)44 (64.7%)24 (35.3%)
 ≥3 h129 (66.2%)66 (33.8%)73 (66.4%)37 (33.6%)56 (65.9%)29 (34.1%)
 Uncertain4 (80.0%)1 (20.0%)1 (100.0%)0 (0.0%)3 (75.0%)1 (25.0%)

Parents limit sports time for study, n (%)
 Often28 (60.9%)18 (39.1%)0.78817 (65.4%)9 (34.6%)0.99611 (55.0%)9 (45.0%)0.523
 Sometimes111 (65.7%)58 (34.3%)60 (64.5%)33 (35.5%)51 (67.1%)25 (32.9%)
 Never215 (63.2%)125 (36.8%)124 (64.9%)67 (35.1%)91 (61.1%)58 (38.9%)

Parents limit electronic products, n (%)
 Yes323 (64.3%)179 (35.7%)0.399182 (66.2%)93 (33.8%)0.165141 (62.1%)86 (37.9%)0.701
 No31 (58.5%)22 (41.5%)19 (54.3%)16 (45.7%)12 (66.7%)6 (33.3%)

Sit more than one-punch distance from the edge of the table when reading and writing, n (%)
 Never23 (59.0%)16 (41.0%)0.56015 (57.7%)11 (42.3%)0.6068 (61.5%)5 (38.5%)0.981
 Sometimes108 (62.1%)66 (37.9%)57 (62.6%)34 (37.4%)51 (61.4%)32 (38.6%)
 Often129 (62.9%)76 (37.1%)56 (63.6%)32 (36.4%)73 (62.4%)44 (37.6%)
 Always94 (68.6%)43 (31.4%)73 (69.5%)32 (30.5%)21 (65.6%)11 (34.4%)

The distance between eyes and books is more than 33 cm when reading and writing, n (%)
 Never21 (53.8%)18 (46.2%)0.27615 (57.7%)11 (42.3%)0.6067 (50.0%)7 (50.0%)0.660
 Sometimes114 (62.3%)69 (37.7%)57 (62.6%)34 (37.4%)52 (66.7%)26 (33.3%)
 Often137 (63.4%)79 (36.6%)56 (63.6%)32 (36.4%)79 (61.2%)50 (38.8%)
 Always82 (70.1%)35 (29.9%)73 (69.5%)32 (30.5%)15 (62.5%)9 (37.5%)

The distance between fingers and nib is about 3.3 cm when reading and writing, n (%)
 Never31 (53.4%)27 (46.6%)0.06215 (53.6%)13 (46.4%)0.07316 (53.3%)14 (46.7%)0.723
 Sometimes65 (61.9%)40 (38.1%)38 (61.3%)24 (38.7%)27 (62.8%)16 (37.2%)
 Often125 (61.3%)79 (38.7%)44 (57.9%)32 (42.1%)81 (63.3%)47 (36.7%)
 Always133 (70.7%)55 (29.3%)104 (72.2%)40 (27.8%)29 (65.9%)15 (34.1%)

Teachers remind the gestures of reading and writing, n (%)
 Never28 (65.1%)15 (34.9%)0.22418 (66.7%)9 (33.3%)0.90610 (62.5%)6 (37.5%)0.143
 Sometimes75 (56.4%)58 (43.6%)46 (61.3%)29 (38.7%)29 (50.0%)29 (50.0%)
 Often90 (64.7%)49 (35.3%)47 (65.3%)25 (34.7%)43 (64.2%)24 (35.8%)
 Always161 (67.1%)79 (32.9%)90 (66.2%)46 (33.8%)71 (68.3%)33 (31.7%)

Parents remind the gestures of reading and writing, n (%)
 Never13 (48.1%)14 (51.9%)0.1459 (50.0%)9 (50.0%)0.3794 (44.4%)5 (55.6%)0.462
 Sometimes60 (64.5%)33 (35.5%)37 (67.3%)18 (32.7%)23 (60.5%)15 (39.5%)
 Often108 (60.3%)71 (39.7%)55 (61.1%)35 (38.9%)53 (59.6%)36 (40.4%)
 Always173 (67.6%)83 (32.4%)100 (68.0%)47 (32.0%)73 (67.0%)36 (33.0%)

Watching TV per day, n (%)
 Never51 (66.2%)26 (33.8%)0.08533 (68.8%)15 (31.3%)0.05118 (62.1%)11 (37.9%)0.494
 <1 h187 (61.5%)117 (38.5%)93 (61.6%)58 (38.4%)94 (61.4%)59 (38.6%)
 1–1.99 h86 (69.4%)38 (30.6%)56 (69.1%)25 (30.9%)30 (69.8%)13 (30.2%)
 2–2.99 h21 (72.4%)8 (27.6%)14 (87.5%)2 (12.5%)7 (53.8%)6 (46.2%)
 3–3.99 h3 (75.0%)1 (25.0%)1 (50.0%)1 (50.0%)2 (100.0%)0 (0.0%)
 ≥4 h6 (35.3%)11 (64.7%)4 (33.3%)8 (66.7%)2 (40.0%)3 (60.0%)

Using computers per day, n (%)
 Never190 (64.0%)107 (36.0%)0.250122 (66.7%)61 (33.3%)0.22168 (59.6%)46 (40.4%)0.637
 <1 h138 (65.4%)73 (34.6%)57 (65.5%)30 (34.5%)81 (65.3%)43 (34.7%)
 1–1.99 h21 (52.5%)19 (47.5%)17 (51.5%)16 (48.5%)4 (57.1%)3 (42.9%)
 2–2.99 h3 (100.0%)0 (0.0%)3 (100.0%)0 (0.0%)00
 3–3.99 h2 (50.0%)2 (50.0%)0000
 ≥4 h2 (50.0%)2 (50.0%)00

Using mobile devices more than 1 hour per day, n (%)
 Yes278 (63.3%)161 (36.7%)0.74448 (63.2%)28 (36.8%)0.72428 (68.3%)13 (31.7%)0.378
 No76 (65.0%)41 (35.0%)153 (65.4%)81 (34.6%)125 (61.0%)80 (39.0%)

Reading books or electronic screens in direct sunlight, n (%)
 Never264 (62.3%)160 (37.7%)0.205159 (64.9%)86 (35.1%)0.543105 (58.7%)74 (41.3%)0.151
 Sometimes79 (68.7%)36 (31.3%)33 (63.5%)19 (36.5%)46 (73.0%)17 (27.0%)
 Often4 (50.0%)4 (50.0%)3 (50.0%)3 (50.0%)1 (50.0%)1 (50.0%)
 Always7 (87.5%)1 (12.5%)6 (85.7%)1 (14.3%)1 (100.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turn off the light when looking at the electronic screen after dark, n (%)
 Never282 (63.5%)162 (36.5%)0.899171 (65.0%)92 (35.0%)0.997111 (61.3%)70 (38.7%)0.572
 Sometimes61 (66.3%)31 (33.7%)21 (63.6%)12 (36.4%)40 (67.8%)19 (32.2%)
 Often5 (55.6%)4 (44.4%)4 (66.7%)2 (33.3%)1 (33.3%)2 (66.7%)
 Always6 (60.0%)4 (40.0%)5 (62.5%)3 (37.5%)1 (50.0%)1 (50.0%)

Reading or looking at electronic screens by lying, n (%)
 Never189 (64.3%)105 (35.7%)0.732121 (65.4%)64 (34.6%)0.25668 (62.4%)41 (37.6%)0.968
 Sometimes129 (62.9%)76 (37.1%)64 (64.0%)36 (36.0%)65 (61.9%)40 (38.1%)
Often31 (62.0%)19 (38.0%)12 (57.1%)9 (42.9%)19 (65.5%)10 (34.5%)
 Always5 (83.3%)1 (16.7%)4 (100.0%)0 (0.0%)1 (50.0%)1 (50.0%)

Reading or looking at electronic screens when walking or taking a bus, n (%)
 Never278 (63.2%)162 (36.8%)0.805165 (65.5%)87 (34.5%)0.756113 (60.1%)75 (39.9%)0.376
 Sometimes71 (65.7%)37 (34.3%)33 (61.1%)21 (38.9%)38 (70.4%)16 (29.6%)
 Often5 (71.4%)2 (28.6%)3 (75.0%)1 (25.0%)2 (66.7%)1 (33.3%)
 Always000000

The lamp used when reading after dark, n (%)
 Both desk lamp and roof lamp230 (65.2%)123 (34.8%)0.354125 (64.8%)68 (35.2%)0.237105 (65.6%)55 (34.4%)0.362
 Only desk lamp24 (53.3%)21 (46.7%)14 (50.0%)14 (50.0%)10 (58.8%)7 (41.2%)
 Only roof lamp99 (63.5%)57 (36.5%)61 (69.3%)27 (30.7%)38 (55.9%)30 (44.1%)
 Others1 (100.0%)0 (0.0%)1 (100.0%)0 (0.0%)00

The distance between eyes and screens more than 66 cm when using computers, n (%)
 Never using computers115 (68.9%)52 (31.1%)0.48377 (73.3%)28 (26.7%)0.23838 (61.3%)24 (38.7%)0.844
 Never34 (59.6%)23 (40.4%)12 (54.5%)10 (45.5%)22 (62.9%)13 (37.1%)
 Sometimes72 (62.6%)43 (37.4%)26 (63.4%)15 (36.6%)46 (62.2%)28 (37.8%)
 Often57 (64.8%)31 (35.2%)23 (60.5%)15 (39.5%)34 (68.0%)16 (32.0%)
 Always76 (59.4%)52 (40.6%)63 (60.6%)41 (39.4%)13 (54.2%)11 (45.8%)

The distance between eyes and TV more than 3 m when watching TV, n (%)
 Never watching TV28 (65.1%)15 (34.9%)0.31917 (70.8%)7 (29.2%)0.31811 (57.9%)8 (42.1%)0.123
 Never27 (62.8%)16 (37.2%)13 (52.0%)12 (48.0%)14 (77.8%)4 (22.2%)
 Sometimes101 (70.6%)42 (29.4%)39 (70.9%)16 (29.1%)62 (70.5%)26 (29.5%)
 Often72 (63.2%)42 (36.8%)45 (70.3%)19 (29.7%)27 (54.0%)23 (46.0%)
 Always126 (59.4%)86 (40.6%)87 (61.3%)55 (38.7%)39 (55.7%)31 (44.3%)

Time on outdoor activities at daytime per day, n (%)
 <1 h60 (59.4%)41 (40.6%)0.13039 (62.9%)23 (37.1%)0.27621 (53.8%)18 (46.2%)0.343
1–1.99 h184 (68.9%)83 (31.1%)110 (69.2%)49 (30.8%)74 (68.5%)34 (31.5%)
 2–2.99 h61 (62.2%)37 (37.8%)23 (67.6%)11 (32.4%)38 (59.4%)26 (40.6%)
 ≥3 h40 (54.1%)34 (45.9%)24 (53.3%)21 (46.7%)16 (55.2%)13 (44.8%)
 Uncertain9 (60.0%)6 (40.0%)5 (50.0%)5 (50.0%)4 (80.0%)1 (20.0%)

Sleeping time more than 8 h, n (%)
 Yes346 (64.6%)190 (35.4%)0.025197 (66.1%)101 (33.9%)0.043149 (62.6%)89 (37.4%)0.724
 No8 (40.0%)12 (60.0%)4 (33.3%)8 (66.7%)4 (50.0%)4 (50.0%)

Father or mother has myopia, n (%)
 Yes222 (69.4%)98 (30.6%)0.001120 (70.6%)50 (29.4%)0.019102 (68.0%)48 (32.0%)0.024
 No132 (56.2%)103 (43.8%)81 (57.9%)59 (42.1%)51 (53.7%)44 (46.3%)

Performed the examination of myopia in the past year, n (%)
 Yes336 (64.2%)187 (35.8%)0.361189 (65.4%)100 (34.6%)0.444147 (62.8%)87 (37.2%)0.814
 No18 (56.3%)14 (43.8%)12 (57.1%)9 (42.9%)6 (54.5%)5 (45.5%)