Table 1.
Multiple logistic regression analysis reveals a significant association between maternal age and the incidence of membranous and muscular VSD in Nkx2-5+/- animals from the C57Bl/6 X FVB/N F2 population. Each month of maternal aging is associated with a small increase in risk. The effect of paternal age or litter size is of questionable or marginal significance
Factor | Membranous VSD | Muscular VSD | ||||
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OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P | |
Maternal age, months | 1.11 | 1.05-1.17 | 1.7 × 10-4 | 1.22 | 1.09-1.38 | 8.5 × 10-4 |
Paternal age, months | 0.98 | 0.94-1.03 | NS | 0.89 | 0.79-0.99 | 0.043 |
Litter size, N | 0.948 | 0.880-1.000 | 0.051 | 1.036 | 0.932-1.147 | NS |
OR, odds ratio. CI, confidence interval. NS, not significant.