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Table 3 Timing of Examinations with relationship to EGA and birth weight

From: Outcome of retinopathy of prematurity patients following adoption of revised indications for treatment

 

Greater-than-7-day group (N = 26)

  

Less-or-equal-7-day group (N = 56)

  

p-value

 

N

Mean (range)

SD

N

Mean (range)

SD

 

Age at birth, in weeks gestation

26

25.92 (24–28)

1.47

55

25.44 (23–30)

1.64

0.14

Weight at birth

26

782.88 (396–1278)

231.22

54

767.39 (355–1347)

238.7

0.73

  1. The examination that determines laser surgery (usually the same day or next day) may be related to age at birth or weight at birth. A trend was noted toward younger patients of less birth weight being followed more closely, but this did not reach statistical significance.
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BMC Ophthalmology

ISSN: 1471-2415

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