Effect of repeated Low-Level red light therapy on axial length in myopic individuals: predictors for a good response

Table 1 Demographics and ocular biometrics of the right eyes in two groups

Variables	poor responders’ group (Mean ± SD) N = 50	good responders’ group (Mean ± SD) N = 41	t	P
Age (years)	9.18 ± 2.32	10.00 ± 2.85	-1.515	0.133
Gender (M/F)	28/22	16/25	-	0.107
Compliance (%)	83.00 ± 11.06	85.67 ± 8.51	-1.265	0.209
PCD (mm)	2.89 ± 0.39	2.85 ± 0.36	0.406	0.686
SER (D)	-2.62 ± 1.80	-4.15 ± 2.87	2.969	0.004
IOP (mmHg)	16.62 ± 2.76	16.76 ± 2.89	-0.229	0.819
AL (mm)	24.15 ± 0.99	24.76 ± 1.21	-2.642	0.010
ACC (D)	43.79 ± 1.49	43.85 ± 1.29	-0.210	0.834
CT (µm)	247.02 ± 28.06	242.02 ± 28.13	0.844	0.401

M: male, F: female, PCD: Pupil Constriction Diameter, SER: Spherical Equivalent Refraction, IOP: Intraocular Pressure, AL: Axial Length, ACC: Average corneal curvature, CT: Choroidal Thickness, D = diopters
SD: standard deviation
Chi-square analysis was used for gender comparisons, while independent sample t-tests were applied to all other variables. Statistical significance was defined as a P-value < 0.05, with significant differences highlighted in bold

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