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Table 5 Prevalence of polydactyly and syndactyly by maternal age

From: Epidemiology of congenital polydactyly and syndactyly in Hunan Province, China

Types

< 20 years old (N: 13,711)

20–24 years old (N: 118,531)

25–29 years old (N: 357,582) (Reference)

30–34 years old (N: 243,649)

≥ 35 years old (N: 114,282)

n

Prevalence (‰,95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

n

Prevalence (‰,95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

n

Prevalence (‰,95%CI)

n

Prevalence (‰,95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

n

Prevalence (‰,95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

Polydactyly

38

2.77(1.89–3.65)

1.33(0.96–1.85)

250

2.11(1.85–2.37)

1.02(0.88–1.17)

743

2.08(1.93–2.23)

555

2.28(2.09–2.47)

1.10(0.98–1.22)

302

2.64(2.34–2.94)

1.27(1.11–1.45)

 Hand polydactyly

34

2.48(1.65–3.31)

1.43(1.01–2.02)

206

1.74(1.50–1.98)

1.00(0.85–1.17)

621

1.74(1.60–1.87)

479

1.97(1.79–2.14)

1.13(1.00-1.28)

257

2.25(1.97–2.52)

1.30(1.12–1.50)

 Foot polydactyly

4

0.29(0.01–0.58)

0.75(0.28–2.01)

48

0.40(0.29–0.52)

1.03(0.75–1.44)

140

0.39(0.33–0.46)

93

0.38(0.30–0.46)

0.97(0.75–1.27)

58

0.51(0.38–0.64)

1.30(0.95–1.76)

Syndactyly

8

0.58(0.18–0.99)

0.86(0.42–1.74)

97

0.82(0.66–0.98)

1.20(0.95–1.52)

243

0.68(0.59–0.77)

185

0.76(0.65–0.87)

1.12(0.92–1.35)

93

0.81(0.65–0.98)

1.20(0.94–1.52)

 Hand syndactyly

1

0.07(-0.07-0.22)

0.20(0.03–1.40)

51

0.43(0.31–0.55)

1.16(0.84–1.60)

133

0.37(0.31–0.44)

103

0.42(0.34–0.50)

1.14(0.88–1.47)

54

0.47(0.35–0.60)

1.27(0.93–1.74)

 Foot syndactyly

7

0.51(0.13–0.89)

1.47(0.69–3.15)

48

0.40(0.29–0.52)

1.17(0.84–1.63)

124

0.35(0.29–0.41)

91

0.37(0.30–0.45)

1.08(0.82–1.41)

50

0.44(0.32–0.56)

1.26(0.91–1.75)

  1. Note maternal age 25–29 is the reference for calculating the OR values AbbreviationSN = number of births; CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio