Objective To explore the correlations between disease activity of inflammatory bowel disease(IBD) and lipid profiles levels by compare the levels of plasma lipids in patients with IBD. Methods A total of 159 IBD patients admitted to Nanhai Hospital of Southern Medical University from January 2013 to May 2018 were included in the study and the clinical data were collected. There were 159 healthy people recruited in the control group. The differences of plasma levels of triglycerides(TG), total cholesterol(TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C), lipoprotein(a), albumin and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein(hCRP) between these two groups were analyzed respectively. The relationships between lipids levels and the severity of IBD were analyzed. Results Plasma levels of TG,TC,LDL-C,HDL-C and albumin were lower in IBD group than those in control group,but lipoprotein(a) was higher than control group(P＜0.05). The levels of TC,LDL-C,HDL-C and albumin were lower in CD patients compared to those of UC(P＜0.05). Plasma levels of TC,LDL-C,HDL-C gradually decreased with the severity of IBD. TC,LDL-C,HDL-C values were negatively correlated with hCRP levels in IBD patients. And lipoprotein(a) values was positively correlated with hCRP levels in IBD patient. However, there was no association between TG levels and the severity of IBD. Conclusion TG、TC、LDL-C、HDL-C levels are decreased and lipoprotein(a) is increased in IBD patients, especially CD patients, compared with healthy controls. Moreover, the cholesterol levels are negatively associated with more severe disease activity.