Hyperglycemia as a risk factor for the development of retinopathy of prematurity

BMC Pediatrics

Table 2 Risk factors for the development of ROP, n = 582*

Clinical variable	Beta	Odds	95% CI	p-value
	coeff	ratio
Gestational age , wks	−0.29	0.745	(0.634, 0.877)	0.0004
Hyperglycemia days	0.07	1.073	(1.004, 1.146)	0.04
Ventilator days	0.01	1.012	(1.000, 1.025)	0.05
Sepsis	0.18	1.195	(0.784, 1.823)	0.41
IVH	0.47	1.608	(0.975, 2.652)	0.06
PDA	0.12	1.130	(0.892, 1.432	0.31
Neonatal steroids	0.43	1.537	(0.904, 2.613)	0.11

For all dichotomous predictor variables 1 = presence of risk factor, 0 = absence of risk factor.
* no ROP = 0, any ROP =1, probability modeled is ROP = 1.

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