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Table 1 Distribution of demographics of normal and abnormal ocular findings among healthy term new-borns in Hospital Kuala Lumpur

From: Neonatal eye screening for 203 healthy term new-borns using a wide-field digital retinal imaging system

 

Normal Ocular Findings

Abnormal Ocular Findings

P value

N = 134

N = 69

Mean (SD)

n (%)

Mean (SD)

n (%)

New-borns age (day of life)

1.94 (1.72)

 

1.90 (0.89)

 

0.850 a

Birth weight (g)

2991.34 (427.41)

 

2998.07 (441.90)

 

0.916 a

Term

 37 wks to 38 wks 6 days

 

82 (61.2)

 

40 (58.0)

0.879 c

 39 wks to 40 wks 6 days

 

49 (36.6)

 

27 (39.1)

 

 41 wks to 41 wks 6 days

 

3 (2.2)

 

2 (2.9)

 

Gender

 Male

 

78 (58.2)

 

43 (62.3)

0.572 b

 Female

 

56 (41.8)

 

26 (37.7)

 

Race

 Malay

 

109 (81.3)

 

50 (72.5)

0.384 c

 Chinese

 

7 (5.2)

 

6 (8.7)

 

 Indian

 

13 (9.7)

 

11 (15.9)

 

 Others

 

5 (3.7)

 

2 (2.9)

 

Maternal age (year)

28.73 (6.32)

 

28.45 (5.68)

 

0.756 a

Maternal gravida

 One

 

38 (28.4)

 

22 (31.9)

0.911 b

 Two

 

30 (22.4)

 

13 (18.8)

 

 Three

 

30 (22.4)

 

13 (18.8)

 

 Four

 

20 (14.9)

 

11 (15.9)

 

 Five or more

 

16 (11.9)

 

10 (14.5)

 

Mode of delivery

 SVD

 

64 (47.8)

 

52 (75.4)

< 0.001 b

 LSCS

 

70 (52.2)

 

17 (24.6)

 
  1. aStudent’s t test
  2. bPearson’s Chi-Square test
  3. cFischer’s Exact test