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Table 3 Plasma apelin and VEGF levels at 4–6 weeks with mild and severe ROP infants

From: Correlation between apelin and VEGF levels in retinopathy of prematurity: a matched case–control study

Levels

Mild ROP group (n = 11)

Severe ROP group (n = 22)

P-value

apelin (pg/mL)

75.4 ± 17.7

92.4 ± 20.7

0.027*

VEGF (pg/mL)

129.0 ± 25.4

109.7 ± 23.7

0.039*

  1. VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
  2. *p < 0.05
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BMC Ophthalmology

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