Table 3.
Sex comparison of fertility between HSCR patients and controls
| Male patients with HSCR (n = 454) | Male controls (n = 2255) | P | Female patients with HSCR (n = 143) | Female controls (n = 714) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 81 (18.0) | 410 (18.3) | 0.271 | 25 (17.6) | 134 (18.8) | 0.531 |
| Unmarried | 357 (79.3) | 1757 (78.6) | 112 (78.9) | 557 (78.3) | ||
| Divorced | 11 (2.4) | 69 (3.1) | 4 (2.8) | 19 (2.7) | ||
| Widow/widower | 1 (0.2) | 0 | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.1) | ||
| Age at marriage (years), mean(s.d.) | 30.4(4.9) | 30.2(4.6) | 0.836 | 31.4(5.6) | 28.6(4.6) | 0.006* |
| Individuals with a child/children | 149 (32.8) | 796 (35.3) | 0.331 | 42 (29.4) | 276 (38.7) | 0.037* |
| No. of children | ||||||
| One | 52 (34.9) | 242 (30.4) | 0.289 | 19 (45.2) | 79 (28.6) | 0.047* |
| Two or more | 97 (65.1) | 554 (69.6) | 23 (54.8) | 197 (71.4) | ||
| Age at birth of first child (years), mean(s.d.) | 28.4(4.6) | 28.7(4.9) | 0.454 | 28.1(5.5) | 26.4(4.7) | 0.033* |
Values are n (%) unless otherwise stated. *Statistical significance. HSCR, Hirschsprung’s disease.