Table 3. Association between ROP and patient (N = 86) and study variables.
Characteristics | Retinopathy of Prematurity | P -value* | ||
Present | Absent | |||
Chronological age | 4 weeks | 2 | 56 | <0.001 |
5 weeks | 3 | 18 | ||
6 weeks | 4 | 3 | ||
Gender | Male | 5 | 41 | 1.000 |
Female | 4 | 36 | ||
Gestational age | Mean | 32.86±1.3 weeks | 35.71±2.3 weeks | 0.047 |
Less than 32 weeks | 8 | 38 | 0.033 | |
More than 32 weeks | 1 | 39 | ||
Birth weight | Mean | 1.54±0.38 kg | 1.94±1.3 kg | 0.037 |
Less than 1.5 kg | 8 | 37 | 0.031 | |
More than 1.5 kg | 1 | 40 | ||
Place of eye examination | Clinic | 8 | 71 | 0.552 |
NICU | 1 | 6 |
NICU, neonatal intensive care unit; ROP, retinopathy of prematurity; kg = kilograms.
*Fisher's exact test.