AIM: To investigate the correlation between lipid metabolism disorder and retinopathy of prematurity(ROP)of premature infants.

METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed on the medical data of 48 premature infants mothers who were hospitalized and diagnosed with ROP in the Department of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University from January 2017 to December 2018. Forty-eight hospitalized no-rop premature infants mothers were enrolled as the control group during the same period. The two groups were compared in terms of blood lipids and adiponectin level in the third trimester. Pearson correlation and Logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the correlation between adiponectin and blood lipids and risk factors of retinopathy in premature infants.

RESULTS: The total cholesterol, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein and apolipoprotein B level in the observation group were all higher than those in the control group, while high-density lipoprotein, adiponectin and apolipoprotein A1 level were lower than those in the control group. In addition, Pearson correlation analysis showed correlation between adiponectin and blood lipid levels, while Logistic regression analysis showed increased of total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein, and apolipoprotein B and decreased of high-density lipoprotein, and apolipoprotein A1 were risk factors for ROP.

CONCLUSION: Pearson test indicated positive correlation between lipid disorders of third trimester and retinopathy of premature infants, which may be related to adiponectin. In clinical work, we should focus on strengthening the guidance of maternal nutrition to reduce the incidence of ROP.