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. 2017 Jun 9;1(1):e000084. doi: 10.1136/bmjophth-2017-000084

Table 4.

Effect of systemic hypertension status on need for PRP.

Patients’ requirement for PRP Patients with DM and hypertension Patients with DM and without hypertension Patients with DM and grade 1 hypertension Patients with DM and grade 2 hypertension
Required PRP 18 (32%) 3 (9%) 7 (22%) 11 (46%)
Required no PRP 38 (68%) 31 (91%) 25 (78%) 13 (54%)
Total 56 (100%) 34 (100%) 32 (100%) 24 (100%)
n=90 OR 4.3 (1.3–13.8), χ2 6.41, p value 0.01 χ2 11.5. p value
0.003

PRP, panretinal photocoagulation.