Table 1 |
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| Characteristics of the two groups (x¯±s) | ||||
| Normal astigmatism | High corneal astigmatism group | Range | P* | |
| Age | 28.64(8.01) | 25.42(7.44) | 18-39 | 0.099 |
| Sex(male/female) | 15 /19 | 16/20 | — | 0.978△ |
| Axial length | 26.84(1.23) | 26.87(0.84) | 24.24-29.84 | 0.916 |
| Spherical equivalent | −8.06(2.20) | −8.10(1.28) | −6.00— -15.50 | 0.930 |
| Spherical refraction | −7.83(2.13) | −7.53(1.32) | −5.50— -15.00 | 0.473 |
| Total astighmatism | −0.49(0.44) | −1.15(0.67) | 0.00— -2.50 | 0.026 |
| Corneal astigmatism | −0.67(0.28) | −1.65(0.49) | −0.20— -3.30 | 0.000 |
* Independent t-test, Δ χ2 test.
Liu et al. Diagnostic Pathology 2012 7:55 doi:10.1186/1746-1596-7-55
