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. 2018 Jul 16;52(5):290–297. doi: 10.4132/jptm.2018.07.09

Table 3.

Logistic regression analysis to identify risk factors for any stage ROP and type 1 ROP

Variable Any stage ROP
Type 1 ROP
No ROP (n = 305) ROP (n = 97) OR (95% CI) p-value No type 1 ROP (n = 356) Type 1 ROP (n = 46) OR (95% CI) p-value
Gestational age (wk) 30.0 ± 2.5 25.7 ± 1.7 0.872 (0.847–0.897) < .001* 30.4 ± 2.8 25.1 ± 1.5 0.882 (0.853–0.911) < .001*
Birth weight (g) 1,152.5 ± 239.5 740.6 ± 212.9 0.993 (0.992–0.995) < .001* 1100 ± 267.7 680.8 ± 198.7 0.993 (0.991–0.995) < .001*
Male 157 (51.5) 49 (50.5) 1.000 (0.329–1.126) .339 179 (50.3) 23 (50.0) 1.000 (0.504–1.305) .219
Pre-eclampsia 62 (20.3) 7 (7.2) 0.919 (0.383–2.205) .851 66 (18.5) 3 (6.5) 0.295 (0.089–0.981) .046*
Antenatal steroid 271 (88.9) 92 (94.8) 1.547 (0.484–4.942) .461 321 (90.2) 42 (91.3) 1.145 (0.388–3.382) .807
IUGR 114 (37.3) 19 (19.6) 0.369 (0.323–1.265) .199 125 (35.1) 8 (17.4) 0.389 (0.176–0.860) .020*
Moderate to severe BPD 40 (13.1) 65 (67.0) 0.503 (0.361–0.508) < .001* 67 (18.8) 38 (82.6) 0.467 (0.281–0.410) < .001*
Postnatal steroid therapy 34 (11.1) 62 (63.9) 0.512 (0.380–0.531) < .001* 60 (16.8) 36 (78.3) 0.399 (0.382–0.606) < .001*
Duration of oxygen treatment (day) 27.9 ± 26.1 81.2 ± 42.7 1.054 (1.042–1.066) < .001* 33.5 ± 31.3 98.6 ± 38.4 1.044 (1.031–1.057) < .001*
Placental pathology
 CPI 64 (21.0) 26 (26.8) 2.050 (1.170–3.592) .038* 71 (19.9) 19 (46.3) 2.825 (1.487–5.367) .002*
 CCA 33 (10.8) 10 (10.3) 0.159 (0.691–3.152) .159 36 (10.1) 7 (15.2) 1.590 (0.663–3.816) .299
 Chronic deciduitis 29 (9.5) 12 (12.4) 0.244 (0.874–3.872) .244 33 (9.3) 8 (17.4) 2.061 (0.887–4.784) .093
 VUE 13 (4.3) 2 (2.1) 0.139 (0.042–2.501) .139 15 (4.2) 0 0.237 (0.013–4.413) .335
 ACA 53 (17.4) 32 (33.0) 2.079 (1.177–3.671) .012* 70 (19.7) 15 (32.6) 1.977 (1.012–3.862) .046*
 MVU 118 (38.7) 31 (32.0) 0.744 (0.452–1.344) .744 134 (37.6) 15 (32.6) 0.802 (0.417–1.540) .507
 FVTOD 29 (9.5) 11 (11.3) 0.806 (0.325–2.000) .642 36 (10.1) 4 (8.7) 0.847 (0.287–2.498) .763

Values are presented as mean ± SD or number (%).

ROP, retinopathy of prematurity; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; IUGR, intrauterine growth retardation; BPD, bronchopulmonary dysplasia; CPI, chronic placental inflammation; CCA, chronic chorioamnionitis; VUE, villitis of unknown etiology; ACA, amniotic fluid infection/inflammation; MVU, maternal vascular underperfusion; FVTOD, fetal vascular thrombo-occlusive disease; SD, standard deviation.

*

p < .05.