Charlotte C Poot, Eline Meijer, Marjolein Fokkema, Niels H Chavannes, Richard H Osborne, Lars Kayser
Translation, cultural adaptation and validity assessment of the Dutch version of the eHealth Literacy Questionnaire: a mixed-method approach
BMC public health
aim paper study role gender progression myopia among polish schoolchildren 4875 children elementary schools high schools examined 2470 boys aged 616 years mean age 110 sd 26 2405 girls aged 616 years mean age 111 sd 26 examined students caucasian resided around szczecin poland examination included retinoscopy cycloplegia refractive error readings reported spherical equivalent se myopia defined se least 05 data analysis performed using mannwhitney u test 2sided fishers exact test p values less 005 considered statistically significant found se among polish boys similar se among polish girls age 9 years however older children lower se values higher prevalence myopia found among girls boys 913 years range 045 105 vs 055 123 p0047 830 vs 571 p0015 respectively 1316 years range 032 114 vs 054 108 p00093 1037 vs 596 p00050 respectively gender associated prevalence myopia among polish schoolchildren ranging 9 16 years age