Clinical Study
A Prospective Study of the Incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity in China: Evaluation of Different Screening Criteria
Table 5
Recent ROP screening reports in China.
| Author | Province | Screening period | Study type | Screening criteria | Number of ROP patients | Incidence of all ROP (%) | Treated-ROP rate (%) | GDP per head in 2013 () |
| Shenzhen ROP Cooperative group [14] | Shenzhen | 2004.1~2013.6 | Retrospective Multiple center | GA ≤ 34 W and/or BW ≤ 2000 g | 9100 | 12.49 2004.1–2008.12 14.64% 2009.1–2013.6 11.47% | 4.99 2004.1–2008.12 6.52% 2009.1–2013.6 4.26% | 9474.66 |
| Beijing ROP Epidemiology Study group [15] | Beijing | 2005.1~2005.12 | Retrospective Multiple centers | GA ≤ 34 W and/or BW ≤ 2000 g | 639 | 10.8 | 3.6 | 15216.31 |
| Xu et al. [12]. | Shanghai | 2010.1~2012.12 | Prospective Multiple center | GA ≤ 34 W or BW ≤ 2000 g or any infant ventilated for at least 1 week or received supplemental oxygen for more than 30 days | 2825 | 17.8 | 6.8 | 14652.98 |
| Jin et al. [16]. | Zhejiang | 2005.3~2008.11 | Retrospective Multiple centers | GA ≤ 34 W and/or BW ≤ 2000 g | 1225 | 10.8 | 0.3 | 11075.57 |
| Lin et al. [17] | Guangdong | 2005.1~2008.12 | Retrospective Single center | BW ≤ 2000 g | 522 | 12.1 | 2.1 | 9474.66 |
| Cheng et al. [18] | Shandong | 2007–2010 | Retrospective Single center | GA ≤ 37 W | 773 | 11.13 | 4.1 | 9117.04 |
| Qiu et al. [19] | Jiangxi | 2005.1~2008.4 | Retrospective Single center | GA ≤ 37 W and/or BW ≤ 2500 g | 182 | 20.9 | Unknown | 5140.4 |
| Chen et al. [20]. | Hebei | 2006.12~2007.8 | Retrospective Single center | GA ≤ 36 W and/or BW ≤ 2000 g | 398 | 30.15 | 2.26 | 6270.67 |
| Ju et al. [21] | Qinghai | 2005.7~2008.6 | Retrospective Single center | GA ≤ 34 W and/or BW ≤ 2000 g | 240 | 23.3 | 5.4 | 5918.86 |
| Zhao et al. [22]. | Shanxi | 2005.1~2008.12 | Retrospective Single center | GA < 37 W | 572 | 49.6 | 11.5 | 6903.05 |
| Zhang [23]. | Henan | 2006.12~2009.10 | Retrospective Single center | GA < 37 W | 420 | 26.4 | 2.5 | 5520.01 |
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