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. 2021 Nov 14;18(22):11954. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182211954

Table 2.

Down syndrome prevalence according to the variables of the study between 2012 and 2018 (N = 157).

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.