Au Eong K G, Tay T H, Lim M K
Medical Classification Centre, Central Manpower Base, Singapore Armed Forces.
Singapore Med J. 1993 Feb;34(1):29-32.
Computerised data of 110,236 Singaporean males aged 15 to 25 (mean 17.75) years who underwent compulsory medical examination from April 1987 to January 1992 was used to estimate the prevalence of myopia among young Chinese, Malay, Indian and Eurasian Singaporean males. The prevalence of myopia amongst the different racial groups was compared after they had been matched for important known confounding factors such as age, sex, educational attainment and degree of urbanization of place of residence. The estimated myopia prevalence was 48.5% in Chinese, 34.7% in Eurasians, 30.4% in Indians and 24.5% in Malays. The overall myopia prevalence rate for all races combined was 44.2%. Within each educational group, the Chinese generally had the highest myopia prevalence whilst the Malays generally had the lowest. Myopia prevalence among the Indians tended to be between that of the Chinese and the Malays. Having matched the various racial groups for age, sex, educational attainment and degree of residential urbanization, it would appear that racial and cultural differences are major influences responsible for the difference in myopia prevalence observed amongst the different races.
利用1987年4月至1992年1月期间接受义务体检的110236名15至25岁（平均17.75岁）新加坡男性的计算机化数据，估算新加坡华裔、马来裔、印度裔和欧亚裔年轻男性的近视患病率。在对年龄、性别、教育程度和居住城市化程度等重要已知混杂因素进行匹配后，比较了不同种族群体的近视患病率。估计近视患病率在华裔中为48.5%，在欧亚裔中为34.7%，在印度裔中为30.4%，在马来裔中为24.5%。所有种族的总体近视患病率为44.2%。在每个教育组中，华裔的近视患病率通常最高，而马来裔的通常最低。印度裔的近视患病率往往介于华裔和马来裔之间。在对不同种族群体的年龄、性别、教育程度和居住城市化程度进行匹配后，种族和文化差异似乎是导致不同种族间近视患病率差异的主要影响因素。
