Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Korea.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012 Aug 15;53(9):5579-83. doi: 10.1167/iovs.12-10106.
To examine prevalence of refractive errors and its associated factors, such as body stature and educational level, among 19-year-old males in Seoul, Korea.
A population-based cross-sectional study was performed in male subjects (n = 23,616; age = 19 years) who were normally resident in Seoul for male compulsory conscripts during the study period (2010). Refractive examination was performed with cycloplegia. Height, weight, and educational level were examined. Myopia was defined as a spherical equivalent less than -0.5 diopters (D) and high myopia less than -6.0 D. The association of myopia with body stature and educational level was analyzed using logistic regression analysis.
The prevalence of myopia in 19-year-old males in Seoul was 96.5%. The prevalence of high myopia was 21.61%. Body stature was not significantly associated with myopia. Four- to 6-year university students (odds ratio [OR] 1.69; P < 0.001) and 2 to 3-year college students (OR 1.68; P < 0.001) showed significantly higher risk for myopia than those with lower academic achievement (< high school graduation).
The 19-year-old male population in Seoul, Korea, demonstrated a very high myopic prevalence. Myopic refractive error was associated with academic achievement, not with body stature.
研究韩国首尔 19 岁男性的屈光不正患病率及其相关因素，如身高和受教育程度。
这是一项在研究期间（2010 年）居住在首尔的正常男性应征入伍者（n=23616；年龄 19 岁）中进行的基于人群的横断面研究。使用睫状肌麻痹进行屈光检查。检查身高、体重和受教育程度。近视定义为球镜等效值小于-0.5 屈光度（D），高度近视定义为小于-6.0 D。使用 logistic 回归分析近视与身高和受教育程度的关系。
首尔 19 岁男性近视的患病率为 96.5%。高度近视的患病率为 21.61%。身高与近视无显著相关性。4 至 6 年制大学生（比值比 [OR] 1.69；P<0.001）和 2 至 3 年制大学生（OR 1.68；P<0.001）发生近视的风险明显高于受教育程度较低的人群（未高中毕业）。
韩国首尔 19 岁男性人群中高度近视的患病率非常高。近视屈光不正与学业成绩有关，而与身高无关。
