Research Article
Eye Habits Affect the Prevalence of Asthenopia in Patients with Myopia
Table 1
Comparison of eye habits and ocular examination results in asthenopia and non-asthenopia myopia patients.
| | | Asthenopia | Non-asthenopia | Statistics | | | n = 37 | n = 28 | (Z, χ2) |
| | Age (y) | 20 (16, 24) | 14.5 (10.25, 20) | Z = −2.887 | 0.004 | | Gender, male, n (%) | 20 (54.1) | 15 (53.6) | χ 2 = 0.001 | 0.969 | | Occupation, student, n (%) | 21 (56.8) | 22 (78.6) | χ 2 = 3.388 | 0.066 | | Eye habits | | | | | | Weekly outdoor activity time, n (%) | | | | | | ≤2 hours | 18 (48.6) | 8 (28.6) | χ 2 = 4.398 | 0.036 | | 2 to 5 hours | 9 (24.3) | 5 (17.9) | | 1.0 | | >5 hours | 10 (27) | 15 (53.6) | Reference | | | Daily screen time, n (%) | | | | | | ≤5 hours | 8 (21.6) | 16 (57.1) | χ 2 = 8.640 | 0.003† | | 5 to 8 hours | 7 (18.9) | 4 (14.3) | | 0.701 | | >8 hours | 22 (59.6) | 8 (28.6) | Reference | | | Continuous near-work time, >45 min per session, n (%) | 32 (86.5) | 12 (42.9) | χ 2 = 13.873 | <0.001 | | Where to get eye care education, n (%) | | | | | | Noneducation | 12 (32.4) | 2 (7.1) | Reference | | | Schools and hospitals | 15 (40.5) | 25 (89.3) | χ 2 = 9.643 | 0.002† | | Media | 10 (27) | 1 (3.6) | | 1.0 | | Ocular examination | | | | | | SE, D | −3.25 (−5.5, −1.0) | −2.75 (−4.0, −1.9) | | 0.595 | | Astigmatism, D | −0.5 (−1, 0) | −0.625 (−1.25, 0) | | 0.128 | | Anisometropia, n (%) | 8 (21.6) | 5 (17.9) | χ 2 = 0.141 | 0.707 | | Dry eye, n (%) | 13 (35.1) | 2 (7.1) | χ 2 = 7.035 | 0.008 |
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SE means spherical equivalent. indicates ; indicates ; and †indicates . |
