Impact of Birth Parameters on Eye Size in a Population-Based Study of 6-Year-Old Australian Children

Impact of Birth Parameters on Eye Size in a Population-Based Study of 6-Year-Old Australian Children

To study the effect of birth parameters, including birth weight, birth length, and birth head circumference on ocular dimensions in 6-year-old children. Cross-sectional study. A stratified random cluster sample of 6-year-old Sydney school-students (n = 1765) were participants in this study. Children...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of ophthalmology 2005-09, Vol.140 (3), p.535.e1-535.e
Hauptverfasser: Ojaimi, Elvis, Robaei, Dana, Rochtchina, Elena, Rose, Kathryn A., Morgan, Ian G., Mitchell, Paul
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age
Biological and medical sciences
Biometrics
Biometry
Birth Weight
Body Constitution
Cephalometry
Child
Confidence intervals
Cross-Sectional Studies
Eye - anatomy & histology
Female
Gender
Gestational Age
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Multivariate analysis
Myopia
Myopia - epidemiology
New South Wales - epidemiology
Ophthalmology
Schools
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Zusammenfassung:To study the effect of birth parameters, including birth weight, birth length, and birth head circumference on ocular dimensions in 6-year-old children. Cross-sectional study. A stratified random cluster sample of 6-year-old Sydney school-students (n = 1765) were participants in this study. Children had ocular dimensions measured with non-contact methods (Zeiss IOLMaster, Zeiss, Meditec-AG, Jena, Germany). Information on birth weight, height, and head circumference was derived from a questionnaire. After adjusting for cluster, age, and gender, children with birth weight
ISSN:0002-9394
1879-1891
DOI:10.1016/j.ajo.2005.02.048