Abstract: | Objective To study the difference in the first liver function indexes of newborns with different gestational ages and birth weights. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the the first liver function indexes including total bilirubin (TBIL), direct bilirubin (DBIL), indirect bilirubin (IBIL), total protein (TP) , albumin (ALB), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), g-glutamyltransferase (GGT), total bile Changes in acid (TBA), prealbumin (PA), cholinesterase (CHE) of 204 premature infants with different gestational ages and 206 infants with different birth weights . Then we compared and analyzed the differences of each biochemical index in each group and between groups. Results There were differences in the first liver function indexes of newborns with different gestational ages and birth weights: (1) Late preterm infant group, mid-term preterm infant group and extremely preterm infant group, the levels of TP and ALB decreased sequentially with the decreasing gestational ages (P < 0.05); the levels of CHE had no statistically significant difference (P > 0.05). The levels of DBIL and GGT in late preterm infants and mid-term preterm infants were better than extremely premature infants (P < 0.05). (2) Compared with normal birth weight infants, only TBA increased in low birth weight infants (P < 0.05); Compared with very low birth weight infants, DBIL and CHE increased in normal birth weight and low birth weight infants, however, only DBIL in low birth weight infants was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusions For newborns with different gestational ages and birth weights, the younger the gestational age, the lighter the weight, the worse the liver function. The influence of gestational age on liver function is far greater than the influence of body weight on liver function. |