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Table 3 Prevalence of polydactyly and syndactyly by sex

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

Types

Male (N: 448,288)

Female (N: 399,368)

OR(95%CI) (Reference: females)

n

Prevalence (‰,95%CI)

n

Prevalence (‰,95%CI)

Polydactyly

1213

2.71(2.55–2.86)

674

1.69(1.56–1.82)

1.60(1.46–1.76)

 Hand polydactyly

1044

2.33(2.19–2.47)

552

1.38(1.27–1.50)

1.69(1.52–1.87)

 Foot polydactyly

198

0.44(0.38–0.50)

144

0.36(0.30–0.42)

1.23(0.99–1.52)

Syndactyly

377

0.84(0.76–0.93)

249

0.62(0.55–0.70)

1.35(1.15–1.58)

 Hand syndactyly

210

0.47(0.41–0.53)

132

0.33(0.27–0.39)

1.42(1.14–1.76)

 Foot syndactyly

183

0.41(0.35–0.47)

137

0.34(0.29–0.40)

1.19(0.95–1.49)

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