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Propensity score matching (PSM) was performed to balance baseline characteristics, including age, SER, sex, and baseline AL. The primary outcome was the 12-month AL elongation. Subgroup analyses were conducted according to age (8\u20139, 10\u201311, and 12\u201314\u00a0years) and refractive error categories (mild:\u2009\u2212\u20090.50 to\u2009\u2212\u20093.00 D; moderate:\u2009\u2212\u20093.00 to\u2009\u2212\u20095.00 D; high:\u2009\u2212\u20095.00 to\u2009\u2212\u20099.00 D).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      After PSM, 3,122 matched pairs (n\u2009=\u20096,244) with balanced baseline characteristics were included. Overall, OK group had greater AL elongation over 12\u00a0months than the HAL group (0.20\u2009\u00b1\u20090.18\u00a0mm vs. 0.15\u2009\u00b1\u20090.17\u00a0mm;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). In age-stratified analyses, the OK group demonstrated greater AL elongation than the HAL group among younger children, including those aged 8\u20139\u00a0years (0.26\u2009\u00b1\u20090.18\u00a0mm vs. 0.19\u2009\u00b1\u20090.18\u00a0mm;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and 10\u201311\u00a0years (0.17\u2009\u00b1\u20090.17\u00a0mm vs. 0.12\u2009\u00b1\u20090.17\u00a0mm;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). By contrast, no significant between-group difference was observed in children aged 12\u201314\u00a0years (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.305). SER-stratified analyses revealed a refractive-error-dependent pattern. In children with mild myopia (\u2212\u20090.50 to\u2009\u2212\u20093.00 D), the OK group demonstrated greater AL elongation than the HAL group (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). By contrast, among children with high myopia (\u2212\u20095.00 to\u2009\u2212\u20099.00 D), the OK group had lower AL elongation than the HAL group (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), while no significant difference was observed for moderate myopia (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.950). Subgroup analyses were performed using a propensity score-matched cohort.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>HAL were associated with less AL elongation in younger children and those with mild myopia, whereas OK lenses were associated with less AL elongation in children with high myopia. 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