Correlation analysis of myopia and dietary factors among primary and secondary school students in Shenyang, China.

ABSTRACT: Currently, the global prevalence of myopia is high and on the rise, seriously affecting the health of students. Studies have suggested that dietary factors may be associated with the occurrence and development of myopia, but the results are inconsistent. This survey aims to analyze the correlation between dietary factors and myopia while controlling for more confounding factors. A multi-stage stratified cluster sampling method was performed to select 10,619 primary and secondary school students in Shenyang for visual examination, and questionnaires were administered to 6974 of them. Logistic regression was performed with myopia as the dependent variable and the variables with p < 0.1 in the univariate analysis as independent variables. Sensitivity analysis was conducted using propensity sc

SUBMITTER: Zhang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11375006 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature