Research Article

Implementing the Brazilian Database on Orofacial Clefts

Table 3

Distribution of syndromic and nonsyndromic cases according to several variables.

VariablesNonsyndromic Syndromic
Total

Number of cases (%)277 (75)93 (25)370 (100)
Category of site0.006
  RRTDCF unit111 (40)30 (33)141 (38)
  Non-RRTDCF centre87 (31)20 (21)107 (29)
  Genetic services79 (29)43 (46)122 (33)
Gender0.324
  Male168 (61)51 (55)219 (59)
  Female109 (39)42 (45)151(41)
Birth weight (grams)
250027 (11)22 (26)49 (21)0.001
2500212 (89)63 (74)275 (79)
Mean 3,1452,8003,0550.000
Type of cleft0.000
  CLP152 (55)46 (49)198 (53)
  CL65 (23)8 (9)73 (20)
  CP60 (22)39 (42)99 (27)
Severity0.167
 Unilateral150 (69)32 (59)182 (67)
 Bilateral67 (31)22 (41)89 (33)
Minor defects0.000
 0192 (69)16 (17)208 (56)
 1–357 (21)31 (34)88 (24)0.141
4 28 (10)46 (49)74 (20)0.000
 Mean2.975.093.98.000
Major defects (OC excluded)
 0277 (100)19 (20)296 (80)
 1–369 (74)69 (19)
45 (6)5 (1)
 Mean1.59
Phenotype category
 Isolated cleft277 (100)277 (75)
 Syndrome and association47 (51)47 (13)
 Multimalformed case46 (49)46 (12)

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