Alta prevalencia de síndrome de Down en el Hospital Regional Rancagua, Chile: Período 1997-2003 / High prevalence of Down syndrome in the Rancagua Hospital in central Chile
Rev. méd. Chile
;
133(8): 935-942, ago. 2005. tab
Artigo
em Espanhol
| LILACS, MINSALCHILE
| ID: lil-429228
RESUMO
Background:
The Latin American Collaborative Study for Congenital Malformations (ECLAMC) has detected a higher incidence of Down syndrome in a zone of central Chile than in the rest of the country.Aim:
To analyze the incidence rates of Down syndrome between 1997 and 2003 at the Regional Hospital of Rancagua, located 90 km south of Santiago, Chile. Material andmethods:
The information obtained by ECLAMC was used. This program, using a case control methodology, registers all newborns with congenital malformations and assigns, as a control, the next normal newborn of the same sex.Results:
During the study period, 106 newborns with Down syndrome were registered, with a mean rate of 29.61 per 10,000 live births, twice higher than expected. The rate variations along the years of study suggest a cyclic change, with a hemicycle of six years.Conclusions:
In this hospital, mothers under 35 years of age, have twice the risk of having a child with Down syndrome, than in the rest of the country.
Texto completo:
DisponíveL
Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Síndrome de Down
Limite:
Adolescente
/
Adulto
/
Humanos
/
Recém-Nascido
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
/
Chile
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Hospital Regional de Rancagua/CL
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