Hoe T S, Boo N Y, Clyde M M
Singapore Med J. 1989 Jun;30(3):246-8.
Over an 18 month period, 34,522 livebirths were delivered in the Maternity Hospital, Kuala Lumpur. 36 of them had Down's Syndrome. Based on our findings, the incidence of Down's syndrome among the Malaysian babies born in this hospital was 1:959 livebirths. According to racial distributions, the incidence among Malay was 1:981 livebirths, Chinese 1:940 livebirths, and Indian 1:860 livebirths. Our incidence was lower than those from the Western populations. Unlike others' studies, there was also a female preponderance of Down's syndrome among the Malaysian babies.
在18个月的时间里，吉隆坡妇产医院共接生了34522例活产婴儿。其中36例患有唐氏综合征。根据我们的研究结果，在这家医院出生的马来西亚婴儿中，唐氏综合征的发病率为1:959活产。按种族分布，马来人的发病率为1:981活产，华人1:940活产，印度人1:860活产。我们的发病率低于西方人群。与其他研究不同的是，马来西亚婴儿中唐氏综合征也以女性居多。
