Table 2.
Variables | Births with Down Syndrome | p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|
N | % | ||
Sex | |||
Male | 75 | 0.0004 | 0.363 |
Female | 82 | 0.0004 | |
Number of prenatal consultations * | |||
<6 | 21 | 0.0003 | 0.050 |
≥6 | 135 | 0.0004 | |
Maternal age (years) | |||
≤34 | 76 | 0.0002 | 0.000 |
≥35 | 81 | 0.0015 | |
Level of maternal education * | |||
High School | 25 | 0.0003 | 0.000 |
Incomplete Higher Education | 78 | 0.0003 | |
Complete Higher Education | 53 | 0.0007 | |
Marital states | |||
With partner | 103 | 0.0005 | 0.140 |
Without partner | 54 | 0.0004 | |
Father’s age (years) * | |||
≤29 | 16 | 0.0002 | 0.000 |
≥30 | 86 | 0.0007 | |
Weeks of gestation | |||
<37 | 44 | 0.0012 | 0.000 |
≥37 | 113 | 0.0003 | |
Apgar at the 1st minute | |||
<7 | 15 | 0.0008 | 0.005 |
7 a 10 | 142 | 0.0004 | |
Apgar at the 5th minute | |||
<7 | 03 | 0.0007 | 0.343 |
7 a 10 | 154 | 0.0004 | |
Weight (grams) | |||
<2500 | 40 | 0.0013 | 0.000 |
≥2500 | 117 | 0.0003 | |
Type of delivery | |||
Vaginal | 50 | 0.0004 | 0.296 |
Cesarean | 107 | 0.0004 |
* Data that do not reach the total number of live births with DS (N = 157), as they were not filled out in the Certificate of Live Birth or were ignored.