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Table 1 Characteristics of the individuals included in the study

From: Development and validation of predictive models for myopia onset and progression using extensive 15-year refractive data in children and adolescents

Characteristics

Total

Training set

Testing set

Number of persons

88250

52950

35300

Number of records

408255

244953

163302

Male, number (%)

45184 (51.2)

27040 (51.1)

18144 (51.4)

Follow-up, mean ± SD, years

3.4 ± 2.7

3.6 ± 2.1

3.3 ± 1.7

Age at first visit, mean ± SD, years

7.7 ± 4.0

8.1 ± 3.5

7.6 ± 3.7

Age at last visit, mean ± SD, years

14.3 ± 4.6

13.5 ± 4.0

14.5 ± 4.8

SE at first visit, mean ± SD, diopters

0.4 ± 3.5

0.8 ± 2.8

(− 0.1) ± 2.3

SE at last visit, mean ± SD, diopters

(− 1.3) ± 3.6

(− 1.8) ± 3.2

(− 1.2) ± 2.9