Table 3 The statistical relationships between variables with the content and size of the defect
From: Risk and prognostic factors in patients with congenital encephalocele
Variables | Content of the sac | Total | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Neural tissue present | Neural tissue absent | |||
Sex | ||||
Male | 9 | 5 | 14 | 0.919 |
Female | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
Consanguinity | 12 | 6 | 18 | 0.643 |
Family history | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.552 |
Folic acid intake | 15 | 6 | 21 | 0.160 |
Drug history | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.256 |
Hydrocephalus (preoperative and postoperative) | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.612 |
Seizures | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0.037* |
Outcome | ||||
Good | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.047* |
Delayed development | 12 | 4 | 16 | |
Died | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Variables | Size of the sac | Total | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atretic | Medium | Large | |||
Sex | |||||
Male | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 0.433 |
Female | 3 | 12 | 1 | 16 | |
Consanguinity | 4 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 0.707 |
Family history | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.697 |
Folic acid intake | 3 | 16 | 2 | 21 | 0.240 |
Drug history | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.690 |
Hydrocephalus (preoperative and postoperative) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0.792 |
Seizures | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.009* |
Outcome | |||||
Good | 4 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0.028* |
Delayed devolvement | 0 | 12 | 4 | 16 | |
Died | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |