Table 8

Offspring gender by affected status for maternal history of spontaneous abortion, number of partners

MWH (1)
 MWNH (2)

Male
 Female
 Male
 Female
 p value
All mothers




     Probands
 21
 45
 94
 108
 0.045
     Unaffected
 45
 54
 158
 168
 n.s.







MWH
 MWNH

Male
 Female
 Male
 Female
 p value
Mothers with one partner




     Probands
 13
 35
 76
 85
 0.013
     Unaffected
 32
 33
 114
 124
 n.s.







MWH
 MWNH

Male
 Female
 Male
 Female
 p value
Mothers with 2+ partners




     Probands
 8
 10
 18
 23
 n.s.
     Unaffected
 13
 21
 44
 44
 n.s.

Notes: (1) MWH = mothers with history of spontaneous abortion. (2) MWNH = mothers with no history of spontaneous abortion. Cases with stillbirths were excluded from the analysis.

Farley Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3:10   doi:10.1186/1743-8454-3-10