Table 2.
Research population | ||
---|---|---|
N = 659 | % | |
Did all your children participate in the dutch NBS program? | ||
Yes | 644 | 99.5 |
No | 5 | 0.5 |
Missing | 10 | |
What was the NBS result for your child (-ren)? | ||
Normal | 643 | 99.5 |
Abnormal | 2 | 0.3 |
I'd rather not say | 1 | 0.2 |
Missing | 13 | |
Are your children healthy?a | ||
Yes | 628 | 96.0 |
No | 24 | 3.7 |
I'd rather not say | 2 | 0.3 |
Missing | 5 | |
Do you have a family member with a hereditary disorder?b | ||
Yes | 112 | 17.2 |
No | 501 | 76.8 |
I don't know | 35 | 5.4 |
I'd rather not say | 4 | 0.6 |
Missing | 7 |
Missing values were excluded from the percentages.
Answers included a wide variety of hereditary disorders including Down Syndrome, Fragile X-syndrome, metabolic diseases, and diabetes mellitus type 1.
Answers included a broad spectrum of disorders such as malignancies, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, and autoimmune diseases.