Prevalencia de malformaciones congénitas al nacer y factores asociados en Isla de Pascua, Chile: 1988-1998 / Prevalence of congenital malformations and associated factors in Easter Island, Chile
Rev. méd. Chile
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128(2): 162-6, feb. 2000. tab
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Consanguinity plays an important role in the genetic etiology of congenital malformations. In Easter Island the degree of consanguinity could be higher than in continental Chile. Therefore the study of the prevalence of congenital malformations in this island seems worthwhile.Aim:
To study the prevalence of congenital malformations at birth in Easter Island. Material andmethods:
A review of personal and family features of all children born alive between 1988 and 1998 in the Rapa Nui Hospital of Easter Island.Results:
During the study period, 772 newborns were reviewed and 22 were found to have congenital malformations. Among the latter, birth weight fluctuated between 3001 and 4000 g and the male/female ratio was 0.54. No differences in maternal age between children with and without malformations was observed. Heart and circulatory malformations, hemangiomas and Down syndrome were the predominant malformations.Conclusions:
The prevalence of congenital malformations at birth in Easter Island is similar to that of continental Chile. No neural tube defects were detected in this sample
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Assunto principal:
Anormalidades Múltiplas
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Aberrações Cromossômicas
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
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Estudo de rastreamento
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Recém-Nascido
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
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