Prevalence of myopia and associated risk factors among primary students in Chongqing: multilevel modeling

The prevalence of myopia and associated risk factors among children in Chongqing has not yet been determined. This study investigated the prevalence of myopia and possible relationships between myopia and several related factors among school children in Chongqing. This cross-sectional study assessed...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMC ophthalmology 2020-04, Vol.20 (1), p.146-146, Article 146
Hauptverfasser:	Xie, Zhihao, Long, Yue, Wang, Jingxuan, Li, Qiaoqiao, Zhang, Qiang
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acuity Adolescent Age Asian Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data Child Child health Childhood vision disorders Children Children & youth China - epidemiology Cross-Sectional Studies Elementary school students Female Humans Logistic Models Male Medical research Multilevel modeling Myopia Myopia - diagnosis Myopia - epidemiology Ophthalmology Parenting Physical Examination Playing electronics Prevalence Public health Questionnaires Refraction, Ocular Risk Factors Rural areas Rural Population - statistics & numerical data Rural schools Schools Software Standard deviation Statistical analysis Students Surveys and Questionnaires Trends Urban Population - statistics & numerical data Urban schools Variables Visual Acuity - physiology
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Zusammenfassung:	The prevalence of myopia and associated risk factors among children in Chongqing has not yet been determined. This study investigated the prevalence of myopia and possible relationships between myopia and several related factors among school children in Chongqing. This cross-sectional study assessed a sample of 997 children (7-13 years of age) attending primary school in Chongqing. Data were obtained from visual acuity and refractive error measurements and a structured questionnaire. Myopia was defined as visual acuity
ISSN:	1471-2415 1471-2415
DOI:	10.1186/s12886-020-01410-3