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dc.titleDietary Factors, Myopia, and Axial Dimensions in Children
dc.contributor.authorLim, L.S.
dc.contributor.authorGazzard, G.
dc.contributor.authorLow, Y.-L.
dc.contributor.authorChoo, R.
dc.contributor.authorTan, D.T.H.
dc.contributor.authorTong, L.
dc.contributor.authorYin Wong, T.
dc.contributor.authorSaw, S.-M.
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-25T09:44:49Z
dc.date.available2014-11-25T09:44:49Z
dc.date.issued2010-05
dc.identifier.citationLim, L.S., Gazzard, G., Low, Y.-L., Choo, R., Tan, D.T.H., Tong, L., Yin Wong, T., Saw, S.-M. (2010-05). Dietary Factors, Myopia, and Axial Dimensions in Children. Ophthalmology 117 (5) : 993-997.e4. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2009.10.003
dc.identifier.issn01616420
dc.identifier.urihttp://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/108336
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To evaluate the possible associations between dietary factors and myopia. Design: Cross-sectional study. Participants: Eight hundred fifty-one Chinese schoolchildren from the Singapore Cohort Study of Risk Factors for Myopia. Methods: Diet was assessed using a semiquantitative food-frequency questionnaire. Spherical equivalent (SE) refraction was assessed with an autorefractometer, and axial length (AL) by contact ultrasound A-scan biometry. Main Outcome Measures: Myopia was defined as SE≤-0.5 diopters (D). Spherical equivalent and AL were analyzed by quartile groups. Results: The mean age (±standard deviation) was 12.81±0.83 years, approximately half were male (422 children [49.6%]), and 653 (73.8%) children had myopia. In multivariate models, AL was longest in the highest quartile group of total cholesterol intake compared with the lowest (adjusted mean [95% confidence interval], 24.66 [24.62-24.71] mm vs. 24.32 [24.27-24.36] mm; P = 0.026, for trend) and was longest in the highest quartile group of saturated fat intake compared with the lowest (24.65 [24.60-24.70] vs. 24.36 [24.32-24.41] mm; P = 0.039, for trend). None of the nutrients was associated with SE or a diagnosis of myopia. Conclusions: Higher saturated fat and cholesterol intake are associated with longer AL in otherwise healthy Singapore Chinese schoolchildren. Financial Disclosure(s): The author(s) have no proprietary or commercial interest in any materials discussed in this article. © 2010 American Academy of Ophthalmology.
dc.description.urihttp://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2009.10.003
dc.sourceScopus
dc.typeArticle
dc.contributor.departmentEPIDEMIOLOGY & PUBLIC HEALTH
dc.contributor.departmentOPHTHALMOLOGY
dc.description.doi10.1016/j.ophtha.2009.10.003
dc.description.sourcetitleOphthalmology
dc.description.volume117
dc.description.issue5
dc.description.page993-997.e4
dc.description.codenOPHTD
dc.identifier.isiut000277261800021
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