| Comparisons of refractive errors between twins and singletons in Chinese school-age samples. | |
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PMID: 19210183 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Studies have reported that refractive errors are associated with premature births. As twins have higher prevalence of prematurity than singletons, it is important to assess similarity of the prevalence of refractive errors in twins and singletons for proper interpretations and generalizations of the findings from twin studies. We compared refractive errors and diopter hours between 561 pairs of twins and 3757 singletons who are representative of school-age children (7-15 years) residing in an urban area of southern China. We found that the means and variances of the continuous measurement of spherical equivalent refractive error and diopter hours were not significantly different between twins and singletons. Although the prevalence of myopia was comparable between twins and singletons, that of hyperopia and astigmatism was slightly but significantly higher in twins than in singletons. These results are inconsistent with those of adult studies that showed no differences in refractive errors between twins and singletons. Given that the sample size of twins is relatively small and that this study is the first to demonstrate minor differences in refractive errors between twins and singletons, future replications are necessary to determine whether the slightly higher prevalence of refractive errors in twins than in singletons found in this study was due to a sampling error or to the developmental delay often observed in twins in childhood. |
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Authors:
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Yoon-Mi Hur; Yingfeng Zheng; Wenyong Huang; Xiaohu Ding; Mingguang He |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Twin Study |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies Volume: 12 ISSN: 1832-4274 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2009 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-02-12 Completed Date: 2009-08-18 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101244624 Medline TA: Twin Res Hum Genet Country: Australia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 86-92 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea. |
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Adolescent Child China / epidemiology Developmental Disabilities / epidemiology, genetics Female Humans Male Prevalence Refractive Errors / epidemiology, genetics* Twins / genetics* Urban Renewal |
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