Rates for specific birth defects among native Hawaiians compared to whites, Hawaii 1986-2000.
Rates for many birth defects have not been identified for native Hawaiians. Using birth defects regstry data, the total major birth defect rate for whites was found to be 4.70% and for native Hawaiians was 4.75%. After adjusting for maternalage, the rates were lower among native Hawaiians for 40 (74.1%) of 54 selected birth defects.
Hawaii Birth Defects Program, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, USA.
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D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D006254:Hawaii / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D044468:Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*