Prevalence study among newborn children with Down syndrome and anthropometric characteristics. Regional Hospital of Antofagasta, Chile

Abstract

The objective of this work was to identify, using clinical records, the prevalence of Down syndrome and to compare personal characteristics, by sex, of newborns born between the years 2010 to 2017 with Down syndrome diagnosed at the Hospital Clínico Regional de Antofagasta -Chile. Seventy-two minors were verified, 49 male and 23 female; the age of mothers was 32,56 (mean) years; gestation weeks 36,49 (SD 2,6); body weight 2,851 g (SD 666); length 46.5 c (SD3.8). These results are comparable with normal preterm NBs born at 34 weeks’ gestation. Only the variables body weight, height and thoracic circumference show a higher degree of linear relationship and dependence.