Table 3.
Characteristics of All Patients Diagnosed with ROP
| Number of patients with ROP | 2,198.0 | ||
| ROP Incidence | 29.6% | ||
| Gender (Number of male/total, %) | 183/353 | 51.8% | |
| Multiple Gestation (n, %) | 354 | 16.1% | p = 0.015# |
| ROP Severity | |||
| Zone (mean, std dev) | 2.0 | 0.37 | |
| Stage (mean, std dev) | 1.8 | 0.75 | |
| Birth Weight | |||
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| Mean, std dev (g) | 822.9 | 407.3 | p < 0.0001* |
| Proportion (n, %) | |||
| < 750g | 935 | 44.6% | p < 0.0001# |
| 751–1000g | 725 | 34.6% | |
| 1001–1250g | 314 | 15.0% | |
| 1251–1500g | 101 | 4.8% | |
| >1500g | 23 | 1.1% | |
| Gestational Age | |||
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| Mean, std dev (weeks) | 26.3 | 2.3 | p < 0.0001* |
| Proportion (n, %) | |||
| <27w | 1,275 | 60.8% | p < 0.0001# |
| 27–32w | 763 | 36.4% | |
| >32w | 60 | 2.9% | |
t-test
chi-square, all p-values comparing patients with ROP versus those without ROP
Abbreviations: n - number, g - grams, w - weeks, std dev - standard deviation