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Table 2 Prevalence of polydactyly and syndactyly by subtypes

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

Types

n

Prevalence (‰,95%CI)

Polydactyly

1888

2.23(2.13–2.33)

 Hand polydactyly

1597

1.88(1.79–1.98)

 Foot polydactyly

343

0.40(0.36–0.45)

Syndactyly

626

0.74(0.68–0.80)

 Hand syndactyly

342

0.40(0.36–0.45)

 Foot syndactyly

320

0.38(0.34–0.42)

  1. Note 52 cases were polydactyly of both hand and foot, and 36 cases were syndactyly of both hand and footAbbreviations CI = confidence interval