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Table 2 The organ-group specific frequency (freq) and prevalence (prev) of congenital anomalies in the solvent-exposed and unexposed study groups, and in the source population minus exclusions

From: Congenital anomalies in newborns to women employed in jobs with frequent exposure to organic solvents - a register-based prospective study

 

Population1

Unexposed

Exposed

Organ group (ICD-10 code)

Freq

Prev2

Freq

Prev2

Freq

Prev2

Nervous system (Q00-07)

110

42

41

39

0

NA3

Eye, ear, face and neck (Q10-18)

40

15

11

10

0

NA3

Circulatory system (Q20-28)

120

46

44

42

8

112

Respiratory system (Q30-34)

47

18

19

18

0

NA3

Digestive system (Q35-45)

94

36

30

28

3

42

Genital organs (Q50-56)

123

47

47

45

6

84

Urinary system (Q60-64)

116

44

45

43

3

42

Musculoskeletal system (Q66-79)

457

174

178

169

13

183

Other malformations (Q80-89)4

116

44

45

43

4

56

Total

1223

465

460

436

37

520

  1. 1 All singleton births in the source population except newborns with foetal alcohol syndrome and uncertain or missing diagnoses; n = 26 255. 2 Prevalence per 10 000 births. 3 Not applicable. 4 Q86.0 not included.