Prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity in Latin America

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Table 1 Studies on the prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity in Latin America

Country (Reference)	Year of publication	Study design	Patients (n)	Inclusion criteria, (BW, GA)	% any stage ROP	% ROP requiring treatment
Argentina^Citation47	2004	R	584	<2000 g; <36 weeks	26.4%	N/R
Argentina^Citation7	2006 multicenter	R	4,561	<2000 g	N/R	19% <1000 g
Argentina^Citation8	2010 multicenter	R	956	≤1500 g; ≤32 weeks	26.2%	7%
Bolivia^Citation34	2002	R	84	N/R	14.3%	N/R
Brazil^Citation25	2001	N/R	50	<1750 g; <36 weeks	28%	N/R
Brazil^Citation17	2006	P	114	<1500 g; <32 weeks	27.2%	5.3%
Brazil^Citation26	2007	P	286	≤37 weeks	20%	2%
Brazil^Citation4	2007	P	300	<1500 g; <32 weeks	24.7%	6%
Brazil^Citation16	2007	P	329	<1500 g; <32 weeks	25.5%	5.5%
Brazil^Citation30	2010	P	70	≤1500 g	35.7%	10%
Brazil^Citation20	2010	R	73	≤1500 g; ≤32 weeks	53.4%	N/R
Brazil^Citation27	2009	R	147	N/R	23%	3%
Brazil^Citation28	2009	R	663	≤1500 g; ≤36 weeks	62.4%	N/R
Brazil^Citation18	2009	P	450	≤1500 g; ≤32 weeks	24.2%	5.3%
Brazil^Citation17	2009	P	407	<1500 g; <32 weeks	25.5%	5.8%
Brazil^Citation19	2010	P	152	≤1500 g; ≤32 weeks	27.8%	9.3%
Chile^Citation21	2000	P	248	<1500 g; <32 weeks	28.2%	N/R
Chile^Citation32	2003	R	253	<1500 g; <34 weeks	33.6%	1.2%
Chile^Citation33	2004	P	205	<1500 g	71.2%	12.3%
Colombia^Citation11	2006	R	1174	<1500 g; <32 weeks	N/R	8%
Colombia^Citation22	2007	R	234	<1500 g; <32 weeks	62%	N/R
Cuba^Citation36	2006	N/R	227	<1700 g; <32 weeks	6.6%	9.5%
Cuba^Citation37	2007	P	66	<1750 g; <35 weeks	24.2%	4.5%
Cuba^Citation10	2008 multicenter	R	4,396	<1700 g; <35 weeks	11.2%	2%
Cuba^Citation38	2010	P	31	<1500 g	25.8%	12.9%
Cuba^Citation39	2010	P	137	<1750 g; <35 weeks	15.3%	5.1%
Guatemala^Citation40	2010	P	88	<2000 g; <35 weeks	49%	13%
Mexico^Citation42	2005	P	57	<1500 g	28%	10.5%
Mexico^Citation43	2007	P	2,014	<1500 g	22.3%	11.4%
Mexico^Citation44	2008	P	29	<1500 g; <34 weeks	24.1%	10.3%
Mexico^Citation48	2006	P	170	<1500 g; <35 weeks	10%	2.7%
Nicaragua^Citation45	2004	R	77	<36 weeks	82%	23.8%
Peru^Citation46	2007	R	136	<1500 g	70.6%	19.1%

Abbreviations: BW, birth weight; GA, gestational age; N/R, not reported; ROP, retinopathy of prematurity.

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