Research Article
Fundus Examination of 23,861 Newborns by Digital Imaging in Ningbo
Table 4
Factors affecting ROP in premature infants by univariate analysis.
| Affecting factors | Total | N (%) | χ2 | |
| Gender | Male | 1583 | 338 (0.214) | 0.123 | 0.726 | Female | 1340 | 279 (0.208) |
| Delivery mode | Vaginal delivery | 612 | 123 (0.201) | 0.475 | 0.491 | Caesarean section | 2311 | 494 (0.214) |
| Hypertension | Yes | 321 | 72 (0.224) | 0.378 | 0.539 | No | 2602 | 545 (0.209) |
| Diabetes | Yes | 358 | 79 (0.221) | 0.225 | 0.635 | No | 2565 | 538 (0.210) |
| Gestational age | 26–28 + 6w | 73 | 49 (0.671) | 381.789 | <0.001 | 29–31 + 6w | 819 | 305 (0.369) | 32–34 + 6w | 1298 | 257 (0.188) | 35–36 + 6 w | 733 | 6 (0.009) |
| Birth weight | <1000 g | 69 | 46 (0.681) | 404.664 | <0.001 | 1000–2000 g | 1187 | 423 (0.356) | 2000–3000 g | 1453 | 147 (0.101) | >3000 g | 214 | 0 (0.000) |
| Feeding methods | Human milk | 1098 | 289 (0.263) | 28.689 | <0.001 | Formula | 1825 | 328 (0.180) |
| Oxygen inhalation | Yes | 1921 | 523 (0.272) | 125.913 | <0.001 | No | 1002 | 94 (0.094) |
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