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. 2024 Mar 23;24:216. doi: 10.1186/s12884-024-06417-y

Table 4.

Prevalence of polydactyly and syndactyly by residence

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)

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