Table 2

 Three year cumulative changes in axial length, anterior chamber depth, lens thickness, vitreous chamber depth, and corneal curvature

NoAxial length (mm)p ValueAnterior chamber depth (mm)p ValueLens thickness (mm)p ValueVitreous chamber depth (mm)p ValueCorneal curvature (mm)p Value
Mean (SD) (range)Mean (SD) (range)Mean (SD) (range)Mean (SD) (range)Mean (SD) (range)
All5430.89 (0.54) (−1.54–3.83)−0.02 (0.27)(−1.01–0.84)−0.01 (0.18) (−0.75–0.78)0.92 (0.44) (−1.06–2.95)0.01 (0.05)(−0.39–0.66)
Age (years)
    71841.12 (0.50) (−0.26–3.83)<0.001 (trend)−0.01 (0.26) (−1.01–0.82)0.10 (trend)−0.03 (0.18) (−0.52–0.78)0.15 (trend)1.16 (0.42) (−0.43–2.95)<0.001 (trend)0.01 (0.05) (−0.14–0.66)0.83 (trend)
    81590.89 (0.50) (−1.27–2.33)0.00 (0.25) (−0.86–0.84)0.02 (0.17) (−0.63–0.57)0.87 (0.40) (−0.26–1.85)0.01 (0.04) (−0.07–0.40)
    92000.69 (0.54) (−1.54–2.18)−0.06 (0.29) (−0.83–0.80)0.00 (0.18) (−0.75–0.60)0.75 (0.39) (−1.06–1.88)0.01 (0.05) (−0.39–0.43)
Sex
    Male2850.85 (0.50) (−1.54–2.33)0.037−0.01 (0.27) (−0.90–0.84)0.24−0.02 (0.17) (−0.63–0.78)0.090.88 (0.42) (−1.06–1.90)0.0070.01 (0.04)(−0.14–0.43)0.30
    Female2580.94 (0.58) (−1.27–3.83)−0.04 (0.27) (−1.01–0.82)0.01 (0.19) (−0.75–0.61)0.98 (0.45) (−0.26–2.95)0.01 (0.06) (−0.39–0.66)
Race
    Non-Chinese970.82 (0.55) (−0.29–3.83)0.15−0.03 (0.25) (−0.80–0.58)0.700.03 (1.17) (−0.63–0.50)0.020.82 (0.44) (−0.19–2.95)0.010.00 (0.03) (−0.08–0.12)0.19
    Chinese4460.91 (0.54) (−1.54–2.33)−0.02 (0.28) (−1.01–0.84)−0.01 (0.18) (−0.75–0.78)0.95 (0.44) (−1.06–2.09)0.01 (0.05) (−0.39–0.66)
Parental myopia
    No1530.77 (0.50) (−1.54–1.99)0.002−0.05 (0.29) (−1.01–0.70)0.180.01 (0.17) (−0.75–0.57)0.320.82 (0.43) (−1.06–1.79)<0.0010.01 (0.05) (−0.05–0.43)0.39
    Yes3880.94 (0.55) (−1.27–3.83)−0.01 (0.27) (−0.90–0.84)−0.01 (0.18) (−0.63–0.78)0.97 (0.44) (−0.43–2.95)0.01 (0.05) (−0.39–0.66)
Books read per week
    2 or less3360.88 (0.53) (−1.54–2.33)0.44−0.02 (0.27) (−0.80–0.84)0.550.00 (0.18) (−0.63–0.78)0.740.90 (0.43) (−1.06–1.90)0.170.01 (0.06) (−0.39–0.66)0.92
    More than 22070.92 (0.57) (−0.83–3.83)−0.03 (0.28) (−1.01–0.82)−0.01 (0.18) (−0.75–0.61)0.96 (0.45) (−0.43–2.95)0.01 (0.04) (−0.08–0.43)