Shaping school for childhood myopia: the association between floor area ratio of school environment and myopia in China.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To investigate the association of floor area ratio (FAR), an indicator of built environments, and myopia onset.

Methods

This prospective cohort study recruited 136 753 children aged 6-10 years from 108 schools in Shenzhen, China at baseline (2016-2017). Refractive power was measured with non-cycloplegic autorefraction over a 2-year follow-up period. FAR was objectively evaluated using geographical information system technology. Mixed-effects logistic regression models were constructed to examine the association of FAR with a 2-year cumulative incidence of myopia among individuals without baseline myopia; multiple linear regression model, with a 2-year cumulative incidence rate of myopia at each school.

Results

Of 101 624 non-myopic children (56.3% boys; mean (SE)

SUBMITTER: Zeng D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11672007 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature