Table 2

Comparison of temporal vessel angles (degrees) between ROP stage groups

ROP stagentVAntAA
Median (IQR)Minimum value, maximum valueMedian (IQR)Minimum value, maximum value
No ROP34134.62 (117.70–148.63)102.30, 161.6029107.41 (88.91–122.24)60.31, 154.88
Stage 1 and 218135.34 (114.07–146.20)108.67, 162.2116100.82 (85.09–121.51)49.10, 153.40
Stage 323121.08 (107.35–137.66)86.61, 159.822390.99 (79.98–100.34)52.20, 114.04
No ROP vs stage 1 and 2: p=0.89No ROP vs stage 1 and 2: p=0.55
No ROP vs stage 3: p=0.02*No ROP vs stage 3: p=0.01*
  • *p<0.05.

  • IQR, interquartile range; ROP, retinopathy of prematurity; tAA, temporal arteriolar angle; tVA, temporal venular angle.