Anatomic outcomes of laser indirect ophthalmoscopy for retinopathy of prematurity in a tertiary referral center in the Philippines

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of all referred patients. (N = 214)

	Screening terminated, no ROP = 91	With any ROP = 64	No ROP as of last screening but lost to follow-up = 59
Sex, n
Male	36 (39.56%)	35 (54.69%)	26 (44.07%)
Female	38 (41.76%)	23 (35.94%)	29 (49.15%)
Data not available	17 (18.69%)	7 (10.94%)	4 (6.78%)
Age of gestation, weeks	32.74^a	29.50^b	31.75^a
Birth weight, grams	1618.78^c	1178.33^d	1389.51^d
Delay in screening vs. guidelines, weeks	5.27^e	6.03^f	2.52 ^g

p ≤ .001 comparing age of gestation and birth weight between No ROP and With Any ROP, t-test
^aBy pediatric aging/Ballard score
^bBy last menstrual period in nine cases, by Pediatric Aging/Ballard Score otherwise
^cNot recorded in 2 infants
^dNot recorded in 4 infants; BW’s were available for all treatment successes and failures
^eExcludes 8 infants seen on time
^fExcludes 2 infants seen on time, and, 1 infant seen 3 years after
^gExcludes 5 infants seen on time

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