Table 1.

Demographics of prematurely born individuals and those born at term

	N RE/LE	Gender M/F	GA at birth (weeks)	BW (g)
			Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
			Range	Range
Control subjects	44/44	26/18	39–41	3000–4000
Prematures	59/59	22/37	29.3 (2.1)	1167 (237)
			24–34	700–1490
No ROP*	34/36	16/18	29.8 (2.0)	1264 (195)
			26–34	711–1490
Untreated ROP*	12/10	4/8	29.2 (1.6)	1082 (258)
			27–32	750–1466
Treated ROP*	13/13	2/11	28.0 (2.4)	993 (201)
			24–32	700–1380

*In the eye with the most severe stage of ROP.

BW, birth weight; F, female; GA, gestational age; LE, left eye; M, male; N, number; RE, right eye; ROP, retinopathy of prematurity.