Table 1

 Effects of gender and risk factors

Risk factorNo in defects groupNo in control groupp ValueOdds Ratio
Smoking41/173 (23.7%)39/139 (28.1%)0.3810.8 (0.48–1.33)
Alcohol18/173 (10.4%)20/139 (14.4%)0.2850.69 (0.35–1.36)
Low parity76/173 (43.9%)58/142 (40.8%)0.5011.13 (0.72–1.78)
Miscarriage34/173 (19.7%)23/142 (16.2%)0.4201.27 (0.71–2.27)
Female84/173 (48.6%)60/142 (42.3%)0.0022.06 (1.31–3.23)