Cartlidge I
J Med Genet. 1984 Aug;21(4):290-2. doi: 10.1136/jmg.21.4.290.
Although Polynesians are affected by idiopathic club foot deformity more commonly than other racial groups, epidemiological surveys performed in Auckland and Glasgow showed no other significant difference in their pattern of presentation compared with Caucasians. Distinctions in sex ratio and maternal age, reported previously between groups of index cases with and without a family history of the condition, were not confirmed in either racial group, and the predominance of right sided over left sided unilateral cases was no greater in Polynesians than in Caucasians. There was an excess of sporadic cases born to very young mothers among the Maori population.
尽管与其他种族群体相比，波利尼西亚人更易患特发性马蹄内翻足畸形，但在奥克兰和格拉斯哥进行的流行病学调查显示，与白种人相比，他们在临床表现模式上没有其他显著差异。之前报告的有家族病史和无家族病史的指数病例组之间在性别比例和产妇年龄上的差异，在这两个种族群体中均未得到证实，并且在波利尼西亚人中，右侧单侧病例比左侧单侧病例更常见的情况并不比白种人更明显。在毛利人群体中，非常年轻的母亲所生的散发病例过多。
