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Table 3 Comparison of BD prevalences in Monchegorsk for 2003–2011 (excluding minor defects as per EUROCAT guidelines) with EUROCAT data for Europe[1]

From: Prevalence of birth defects in an Arctic Russian setting from 1973 to 2011: a register-based study

Group of birth defect

Monchegorsk 2003-20111,2

EUROCAT 2008-20122

Congenital malformations of the nervous system

1.9 (0.7-3.0)

2.5 (2.5-2.6)

Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck

0.7 (0–1.5)

0.6 (0.55- 0.65)

Congenital malformations of the circulatory system

1.1 (0.2-2.0)

8.0 (7.9-8.1)

Congenital malformations of the respiratory system

0.4 (0–0.9)

0.7 (0.65-0.75)

Cleft lip and cleft palate

1.1 (0.2-2.0)

1.4 (1.3-1.5)

Other congenital malformations of the digestive system

0.9 (0.1-1.7)

1.8 (1.7-1.9)

Congenital malformations of genital organs

3.1 (1.7-4.6)

2.2 (2.1-2.2)

Congenital malformations of the urinary system

19.1 (15.4-22.7)

3.3 (3.3 – 3.4)

Congenital malformations and deformations of the musculoskeletal system

4.6 (2.8-6.4)

4.1 (4.0-4.2)

Other congenital malformations, excluding multiple

1.3 (0.3-2.3)

1.2 (1.1–1.3)

Chromosomal abnormalities, not elsewhere classified

0.7 (0–1.5)

3.9 (3.8–4.0)

  1. 1Prevalence per 1000 newborns (LB plus SB), with 95% CI in parentheses.
  2. 2Newborns with multiple malformations were not included in the analysis.