Can Complete Blood Count Parameters Predict Retinopathy of Prematurity?

Objectives:To predict the risk of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) development according to routine complete blood count (CBC) parameters.Materials and Methods:The medical records and CBC results of 150 premature neonates were retrospectively evaluated. As ROP develops 1 month after birth, first month CBC profiles of neonates without ROP (non-ROP), with ROP (ROP group), and those with Type 1, Type 2, and Stage 1+2 ROP were compared. Besides known statistical methods like Student’s t test, logistic regression and classification & regression tree (C&RT) analysis were also done to identify a reliable quantitative predictive parameter.Results:Mean gestational age and birth weight of the ROP group (n=99) and non-ROP (n=43) group were 29.39±3.43 and 32.05±2.20 weeks and 1382.44±545.30 and 1691.51±360.84 grams, respectively (p