N

Univariate OR for myopia (95%CI)

P value

Multivariate OR for myopia (95%CI)

P value

Age (y)

6 to 9

3107

1 (referent)

1 (referent)

10 to 13

4120

3.60 (3.21, 4.02)

<0.001

4.05 (3.59, 4.58)

<0.001

14 to 16

4547

7.84 (7.01, 8.77)

(trend)

7.87 (6.89, 8.98)

(trend)

17 or more

3542

10.87 (9.65, 12.24)

11.27 (9.74,13.05)

Gender

Male

7434

1 (referent)

Female

7882

1.33 (1.25, 1.42)

<0.001

1.27 (1.18, 1.36)

Number of parent with myopia

0

9893

1 (referent)

1

3883

1.53 (1.42, 1.65)

<0.001

1.91 (1.75, 2.10)

<0.001

2

1540

1.88 (1.69, 2.10)

(trend)

2.83 (2.47, 3.24)

(trend)

Father’s completed level of education

Primary education

425

1 (referent)

Secondary education

3969

1.16 (0.94, 1.43)

0.17

1.27 (1.00, 1.60)

0.044

Polytechnic education

4004

1.43 (1.16, 1.76)

<0.001

1.54 (1.22, 1.94)

<0.001

Tertiary education

6644

1.71 (1.40, 2.10)

(trend)

1.70 (1.34, 2.14)

(trend)

Reading or writing distance

Greater than 33cm

1374

1 (referent)

About 33cm

7280

1.67 (1.48, 1.89)

<0.001

1.39 (1.21, 1.60)

<0.001

Less than 33cm

6556

2.51 (2.21, 2.84)

(trend)

1.95 (1.69, 2.24)

(trend)

Hours of sports per day

30 min or less

4448

1 (referent)

1 (referent)

30 min to 1 hour

6990

1.15 (1.06, 1.24)

1.05 (0.96, 1.15)

0.181

1 hour or more

3708

1.17 (1.07, 1.27)

0.97 (0.88, 1.08)

0.753

Hours of watching TV per day

1 hour or less

6400

1 (referent)

1 to 2 hours

5680

0.96 (0.87, 1.05)

0.38

1.04 (0.94, 1.15)

0.39

2 hours or more

2974

1.15 (1.06, 1.26)

0.001

1.11 (1.00, 1.23)

0.04

Hours of studying per day

6 hours or less

3365

1 (referent)

1 (referent)

6 to 8 hours

6457

1.30 (1.20, 1.42)

<0.001

1.14 (1.04, 1.26)

0.015

8 to10 hours

3265

2.37 (2.15, 2.62)

(trend)

1.39 (1.24, 1.56)

<0.001

10 hours or more

2085

3.06 (2.72, 3.44)

1.43 (1.25, 1.64)

(trend)

Hours of sleep per day

9 hours or more

5675

1 (referent)

About 8 hours

4859

2.39 (2.21, 2.59)

<0.001

2.12 (1.94, 2.31)

<0.001

7 hours or less

4567

4.07 (3.74, 4.43)

(trend)

3.37 (3.07, 3.70)

<0.001