Number of birth defects

Singletons (N=1,246)

Multiples (N=256)

P

Total

Number of diseases in the same category

N

%

N

%

1

 

1,070

85.9

215

84.0

<0.05

2

 

135

10.8

23

9.0

 
 

1

61

 

12

   
 

2

74

 

11

   

3-

 

41

3.3

18

7.0

 
 

1

8

 

7

   
 

2

18

 

4

   

 

3-

15

 

7

 

 

χ2 test was performed for the 3x2 contingency table.

Table 2: Number of birth defects in the same fetus/neonate.