Treatment and Outcome for Children with Esophageal Atresia from a Gender Perspective

Table 1

Comparison of birth parameters of girls and boys born with esophageal atresia (EA). Values are presented as median (range) or as the number and percentage of patients, n (%). SGA: small for gestational age.

	Girls (n = 20)	Boys (n = 20)	p value
Gestational age, weeks + days median (range)	39 + 2 ((30 + 5)–(42 + 5))	39 + 3 ((34 + 2)–(42 + 2))	0.87
Birth weight, gram median (range)	2933 (1410–4065)	3215 (1480–4400)	0.23
SGA, n (%)	5 (25)	1 (5)	0.18
Polyhydramnios, n (%)	2 (10)	8 (40)	0.04
Prenatal suspicion of EA, n (%)	1 (5)	0 (0)	1

Mann–Whitney U test; Fisher’s exact test.