Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Myopia in Inner Mongolia Medical Students in China, a cross-sectional study

• Published in: BMC ophthalmology Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 52 - 7
• Main Authors: Wang, Lan, Du, Maolin, Yi, He, Duan, Shengyun, Guo, Wenfang, Qin, Peng, Hao, Zhihui, Sun, Juan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 24.04.2017; BMC
• Subjects: China - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Environmental factors; Eye; Families & family life; Female; Genetic factors; Humans; Male; Medical students; Myopia; Myopia - epidemiology; Myopia - physiopathology; Myopia occurrence time; Ophthalmology; Parent myopic; Prevalence; Public health; Questionnaires; Refraction, Ocular - physiology; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment - methods; Risk Factors; Statistical analysis; Students, Medical - statistics & numerical data; Surveys and Questionnaires; University students; Young Adult; Young adults; China; Parent myopic; Prevalence; Myopia occurrence time; Risk factors; Myopia

To further explore characteristics of myopia and changes in factors associated with myopia among students at Inner Mongolia Medical University. Two cross-sectional censuses were conducted in 2011 and 2013. Participants were medical students residing on campus in 2011 and 2013. Logistic regression an...