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Br J Ophthalmol 82:1125-1130 doi:10.1136/bjo.82.10.1125
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    • Clinical science

Does raised intraocular pressure begin in utero?

Table 11

Month of birth as a predictor for birth weight, weight at 1 year, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, IOP, optic nerve head cupping, and visual field defects using one way ANOVA

Dependent variable Between groups mean squares Within groups mean squares F ratio p Value
Average IOP 8.89 7.68 1.16 0.31
Maximum IOP 9.949 8.267 1.20 0.28
Average cup/disc ratio 0.0213 0.0219 0.97 0.47
Maximum cup/disc ratio 0.019 0.026 0.74 0.70
Fields
 factor 1 1.84 0.98 1.88 0.04
 factor 2 1.12 0.997 1.13 0.34
 factor 3 0.463 1.01 0.458 0.93
 factor 4 1.51 0.989 1.53 0.12
Birth weight 234 320 0.73 0.70
Weight at 1 year 1707 1599 1.07 0.39
Diastolic blood pressure 83.8 151.7 0.55 0.87
Systolic blood pressure 234.0 517.1 0.45 0.93

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