Table 3.
Number and percentage of cases having risk factors for retinopathy of prematurity and disease severity
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| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Sepsis | 95 | 62.3 | 47 | 49.47 | 33 | 34.7 | 15 | 15.8 | 0.041* |
| NCPAP | 85 | 55.7 | 43 | 50.5 | 27 | 31.7 | 15 | 17.6 | 0.022* |
| IMV | 38 | 24.6 | 23 | 60.5 | 8 | 21.0 | 7 | 18.5 | 0.013* |
| NIHB | 48 | 31.1 | 28 | 58 | 15 | 31.2 | 5 | 10.5 | 0.396 |
| PDA | 18 | 11.5 | 5 | 27.7 | 10 | 55.5 | 3 | 16.6 | 0.013* |
| IVH | 13 | 8.2 | 4 | 30.7 | 9 | 69.2 | 3 | 32.0 | 0.022* |
| RBC/plasma transfusion | 25 | 16.4 | 8 | 32.0 | 12 | 48.0 | 5 | 20.0 | 0.017* |
Abbreviations: NCPAP, nasal continuous positive airway pressure; RBC, red blood cell; IMV, intermittent mechanical ventilation; NIHB, neonatal indirect hyperbilirubinemia; ROP, retinopathy of prematurity.