Table 3.
Comparison of Recorded Birth Defects in SART CORS and BDMP
| SART CORS (N) |
BDMP (N) |
Reported in Both (N) |
Sensitivity2
(%) |
95% CI for Sensitivity2 (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,503 | 6,503 | ||||
| All birth defects1 |
135 | 184 | |||
| Infants with a birth defect |
132 | 132 | 51 | 38.6 | 30.3-47.5 |
| Cleft palate | 6 | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 5.3-85.3 |
| Genetic | 18 | 23 | 10 | 43.5 | 23.2-65.5 |
| Cardiac | 25 | 40 | 11 | 27.5 | 14.6-43.9 |
| Limb | 7 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1.3-98.7 |
| Other 3 | 54 | 114 | 21 | 18.4 | 11.8-26.8 |
| Unknown | 25 | -- | - | -- |
1
Some infants have more than one birth defect.
2
Sensitivity of 80% or greater is considered acceptable (29).
3
The category of Other in BDMP includes all defect codes not classified as cleft palate, genetic, cardiac, chromosomal, or limb.