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Table 4 Prevalence of polydactyly and syndactyly by residence

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

Types

Urban (N: 342,178)

Rural (N: 505,577)

OR(95%CI) (Reference: rural)

n

Prevalence (‰,95%CI)

n

Prevalence (‰,95%CI)

Polydactyly

912

2.67(2.49–2.84)

976

1.93(1.81–2.05)

1.38(1.26–1.51)

 Hand polydactyly

776

2.27(2.11–2.43)

821

1.62(1.51–1.73)

1.40(1.27–1.54)

 Foot polydactyly

158

0.46(0.39–0.53)

185

0.37(0.31–0.42)

1.26(1.02–1.56)

Syndactyly

312

0.91(0.81–1.01)

314

0.62(0.55–0.69)

1.47(1.26–1.72)

 Hand syndactyly

171

0.50(0.42–0.57)

171

0.34(0.29–0.39)

1.48(1.20–1.83)

 Foot syndactyly

154

0.45(0.38–0.52)

166

0.33(0.28–0.38)

1.37(1.10–1.71)

  1. Abbreviations N = number of births; CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio