Lifestyle Factors in Myopic Spanish Children
Background: Childhood myopia represents a global concern with increasing prevalence in recent decades. Lifestyle factors significantly impact myopia. Aim: To evaluate lifestyle factors in myopic children from a metropolitan area in Europe. Methods: This was a descriptive study including myopic subje...
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| author | Noemí Güemes-Villahoz Rosario Gómez de Liano Paloma Porras Ángel Paula Talavero González Rafael Bella Gala Beatriz Martín García Bárbara Burgos Blasco Elena Hernández García Marta Chamorro Herrera José Luis Hernández-Verdejo Alicia Ruiz-Pomeda |
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| description | Background: Childhood myopia represents a global concern with increasing prevalence in recent decades. Lifestyle factors significantly impact myopia. Aim: To evaluate lifestyle factors in myopic children from a metropolitan area in Europe. Methods: This was a descriptive study including myopic subjects aged 4–18 years. Patient demographic and clinical data were collected, including cycloplegic refraction in spherical equivalent refraction (SER) and axial length (AL). In addition, a questionnaire on lifestyle factors was conducted between September 2022 and April 2023. Results: A total of 321 myopic children were included, aged 10.72 ± 3.05 years, of whom 51.4% were boys, with SER −2.25 ± 1.9 D and AL 24.54 ± 0.98 mm. The mean age of myopia onset was 7.69 ± 3.05 years. A total of 59.8% had family history of myopia. Those children who had <2 h/day of screen time (on weekdays) presented SER −2 ± 1.91 D, compared to those who had >2 h/day, SER: −2.50 ±1.88 D (<i>p</i> = 0.009). Children who spent <2 h/day doing near work after school were less myopic compared to those who spent >2 h/day (SER: −1.75 ± 1.83 vs. SER: −2.75 ± 1.82, respectively, <i>p</i> = 0.03). However, no significant association was observed between SER and AL and time spent outdoors nor between SER and AL and academic performance (<i>p</i> > 0.05). Conclusions: Screen time and near-work time appear to be lifestyle factors related to myopia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2c060e26b2d14667826b2ae367f9a7382024-02-23T15:12:10ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672024-01-0111213910.3390/children11020139Lifestyle Factors in Myopic Spanish ChildrenNoemí Güemes-Villahoz0Rosario Gómez de Liano1Paloma Porras Ángel2Paula Talavero González3Rafael Bella Gala4Beatriz Martín García5Bárbara Burgos Blasco6Elena Hernández García7Marta Chamorro Herrera8José Luis Hernández-Verdejo9Alicia Ruiz-Pomeda10Department of Ophthalmology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdiSCC), C/Profesor Martin Lagos S/N, 28040 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Ophthalmology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdiSCC), C/Profesor Martin Lagos S/N, 28040 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Ophthalmology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdiSCC), C/Profesor Martin Lagos S/N, 28040 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Ophthalmology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdiSCC), C/Profesor Martin Lagos S/N, 28040 Madrid, SpainOptometry and Vision Department, Faculty of Optics and Optometry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28037 Madrid, SpainOptometry and Vision Department, Faculty of Optics and Optometry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28037 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Ophthalmology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdiSCC), C/Profesor Martin Lagos S/N, 28040 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Ophthalmology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdiSCC), C/Profesor Martin Lagos S/N, 28040 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Ophthalmology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdiSCC), C/Profesor Martin Lagos S/N, 28040 Madrid, SpainOptometry and Vision Department, Faculty of Optics and Optometry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28037 Madrid, SpainOptometry and Vision Department, Faculty of Optics and Optometry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28037 Madrid, SpainBackground: Childhood myopia represents a global concern with increasing prevalence in recent decades. Lifestyle factors significantly impact myopia. Aim: To evaluate lifestyle factors in myopic children from a metropolitan area in Europe. Methods: This was a descriptive study including myopic subjects aged 4–18 years. Patient demographic and clinical data were collected, including cycloplegic refraction in spherical equivalent refraction (SER) and axial length (AL). In addition, a questionnaire on lifestyle factors was conducted between September 2022 and April 2023. Results: A total of 321 myopic children were included, aged 10.72 ± 3.05 years, of whom 51.4% were boys, with SER −2.25 ± 1.9 D and AL 24.54 ± 0.98 mm. The mean age of myopia onset was 7.69 ± 3.05 years. A total of 59.8% had family history of myopia. Those children who had <2 h/day of screen time (on weekdays) presented SER −2 ± 1.91 D, compared to those who had >2 h/day, SER: −2.50 ±1.88 D (<i>p</i> = 0.009). Children who spent <2 h/day doing near work after school were less myopic compared to those who spent >2 h/day (SER: −1.75 ± 1.83 vs. SER: −2.75 ± 1.82, respectively, <i>p</i> = 0.03). However, no significant association was observed between SER and AL and time spent outdoors nor between SER and AL and academic performance (<i>p</i> > 0.05). Conclusions: Screen time and near-work time appear to be lifestyle factors related to myopia.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/2/139lifestyle factorsmyopiachildrenscreen timenear workoutdoors |
| spellingShingle | Noemí Güemes-Villahoz Rosario Gómez de Liano Paloma Porras Ángel Paula Talavero González Rafael Bella Gala Beatriz Martín García Bárbara Burgos Blasco Elena Hernández García Marta Chamorro Herrera José Luis Hernández-Verdejo Alicia Ruiz-Pomeda Lifestyle Factors in Myopic Spanish Children Children lifestyle factors myopia children screen time near work outdoors |
| title | Lifestyle Factors in Myopic Spanish Children |
| title_full | Lifestyle Factors in Myopic Spanish Children |
| title_fullStr | Lifestyle Factors in Myopic Spanish Children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lifestyle Factors in Myopic Spanish Children |
| title_short | Lifestyle Factors in Myopic Spanish Children |
| title_sort | lifestyle factors in myopic spanish children |
| topic | lifestyle factors myopia children screen time near work outdoors |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/2/139 |
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