Table 4 Studies on the incidence and risk factors for ROP
From: Incidence and risk factors for retinopathy of prematurity: a retrospective cohort study
Author | Country | Year of publication | Study design | Patients (n) | Inclusion criteria | Incidence of any stage ROP (%) | Main risk factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Schaffer et al. (CRYO-ROP Study) [31] | United States | 1993 | MRCT | 4099 | BW < 1251 g | 66.0 | GA, BW, multiple births, Out of nursery birth, white race |
Good et al. (ET-ROP Study) [16] | United States | 2004 | MRCT | 6998 | BW < 1251 g | 68.0 | NR |
Fortes Filho et al. [4] | Brazil | 2009 | PCS | 450 | BW < 1500 g or GA < 32 w | 24.2 | GA, BW, PMV, sepsis, IVH, BT |
Zin et al. [23] | Brazil | 2010 | PCS | 3437 | BW < 2000 g or GA < 37 w | 19.9 | NR |
Lomuto et al. [32] | Argentina | 2010 | RCS | 956 | BW < 1500 g or GA < 32 w | 26.2 | NR |
Gonçalves et al. [11] | Brazil | 2014 | PCS | 110 | BW < 1500 g or GA < 32 w | 44.5 | GA, BW, BT, sepsis |
Mitsiakos et al. [33] | Canada | 2016 | RCS | 1562 | GA < 32 w | 15.6 | BW, sepsis, NEC, PDA, PMV |
Yau et al. [34] | China | 2016 | RCS | 513 | BW < 1500 g or GA < 32 w | 18.5 | GA, BW, IVH |
Owen et al. [35] | United States | 2017 | RCS | 457 | BW < 1250 g or GA < 30 w | 47.5 | GA, BW, maternal Mg prophylaxis, need of any surgery |
Ahuja et al. [36] | India | 2018 | PCS | 325 | BW < 1900, GA < 36 w | 32.6 | BW |
Bas et al. [37] | Turkey | 2018 | PCS | 6115 | BW < 1500 g, or GA < 32 w, or unstable clinical course | 27.0 | GA, BW, days on oxygen, sepsis, BT, relative weight gain |