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SynthesisInternational journal of obesity (2005)2025

Association of anthropometric parameter with myopia in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Zhong Guan, Yuzhu Luo, Heting Liu, Shuman Tao

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Synthesis in International journal of obesity (2005), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  3. Analysis of the Association Between Weight Status and Myopia in Children and Adolescents and Development of a Screening Model Based on Body Fat Percentage.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2026
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Zhong Guan *Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230601, China.
Yuzhu Luo *Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230601, China.
Heting LiuDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230601, China.
Shuman TaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230601, China. taoshuman@ahmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-3582-7062

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo systematically evaluate the association between anthropometric parameter and myopia in children and adolescents.

methodsPubMed, Web of Science, EBSCO, Embase, CNKI, CBM, WanFang Data, and VIP databases were searched from inception to June, 2025. We collected cross-sectional studies on the association between anthropometric parameter and myopia in children and adolescents aged 0-25 years, including body mass index (BMI) and weight-adjusted waist index (WWI). After independently screening the literature, extracting the data and evaluating the risk of bias in the included studies by 2 researchers, meta-analysis was performed using Stata 18.0 software.

resultsA total of 18 cross-sectional studies were included, from which 1,505,099 participants were analyzed. Meta-analysis results suggested a positive relationship between anthropometric parameters and myopia. The pooled OR for overweight was 1.27 (95%CI: 1.08 ~ 1.51; I

conclusionsOur findings support that anthropometric parameter was significantly associated with myopia in children and adolescents. However, given the limitations of the included cross-sectional studies, prospective studies are warranted to further investigate this issue.

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AnthropometryMyopiaAdolescentBody Mass IndexChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansInfantMalePediatric ObesityYoung Adult

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PMID40914765

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