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. 2023 Apr 8;5(3):80–87. doi: 10.37737/ace.23011

Table 2. The comparison between Retinopathy of prematurity and non- Retinopathy of prematurity groups.

No ROP* ROP p-value
n % n %
Birth-related information
Age of mother (years) 31(14–44) 30(16–49) 0.279
Sex 0.217
 male 197 84.5 36 15.5
 female 151 88.8 19 11.2
Mode of delivery 0.020
 Normal labor 100 80.6 24 19.4
 Cesarian section 248 89.2 30 10.8
Pregnancy 0.061
 single 289 85.0 51 15.0
 twin 60 93.8 4 6.3
Gestational age (weeks) <0.001
 <30 64 55.7 51 44.3
 ≥30 285 98.6 4 1.4
Birth weight (grams) <0.001
 <1000 29 42.0 40 58.0
 1000 – 1500 117 89.3 14 10.7
 >1500 203 99.5 1 0.5
1-minute APGAR <0.001
 1–3 42 61.8 26 38.2
 4–6 93 86.1 15 13.9
 7–10 210 94.6 12 5.4
5-minute APGAR <0.001
 1–3 8 47.1 9 52.9
 4–6 35 70.0 15 30.0
 7–10 303 90.7 31 9.3
10-minute APGAR 0.144
 1–3 2 50.0 2 50.0
 4–6 14 60.9 9 39.1
 7–10 67 77.9 19 22.1
Duration hospitalization (days) 30 (2–234) 102 (3–270) <0.001
Sepsis 184 81.1 43 18.9 0.001
Transient tachypnea of the newborn 173 95.1 9 4.9 <0.001
Respiratory distress syndrome 116 75.3 38 24.7 <0.001
Patent ductus arteriosus 48 64.9 26 35.1 <0.001
Intraventricular hemorrhage 21 53.8 18 46.2 <0.001
Necrotizing enterocolitis 27 56.3 21 43.8 <0.001
Hypothermia 4 80.0 1 20.0 NA
Hypoglycemia 51 82.3 11 17.7 0.303
Seizure 11 57.9 8 42.1 <0.001
Hyperbilirubin 280 89.5 33 10.5 0.001
Polycythemia 7 100.0 0 0.0 NA
Anemia 115 77.2 34 22.8 <0.001
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia 6 60.0 4 40.0 0.014
Blood transfusion 0 0.0 0 0.0 NA
Phototherapy 228 90.5 24 9.5 0.002
Parenteral nutrition 1 100.0 0 0.0 NA
Surfactant given 14 60.9 9 39.1 <0.001
Eye-related information
Abnormal anterior segment 1 100.0 0 0.0 NA
Cataract 3 100.0 0 0.0 NA
Abnormal fundus 1 1.9 51 98.1 <0.001
ROP zone <0.001
 Zone I 0 0.0 0 0.0
 Zone I–II 0 0.0 0 0.0
 Zone II 1 1.8 54 98.2
 Zone II–III 20 100.0 0 0.0
 Zone III 328 99.7 1 0.3
Treatment <0.001
 Observe 349 99.7 1 0.3
 Laser indirect ophthalmoscope 0 0.0 51 100.0
 Intravitreal anti-VEGF 0 0.0 3 100.0

Data are presented as median (interquartile range) or n (%) of patients.

Abbreviations: ROP, retinopathy of prematurity; APGAR, Appearance-Pulse-Grimace-Activity-Respiration; NA, not applicable; VEGF, vascular endothelium growth factors