al Husain M, al Bunyan M
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ann Trop Paediatr. 1997 Jun;17(2):155-60. doi: 10.1080/02724936.1997.11747879.
Consanguineous marriages are strongly favoured in the Saudi population. A population-based study of consanguineous marriages was conducted in the Riyadh area. The prevalence rate of consanguineous marriages was 51.3% with an average inbreeding coefficient of 0.02265, which is high compared with many other countries. The most important variables affecting inbreeding were the regional background of the family (p < 0.001) and the level of education, which was inversely associated with consanguineous marriage (p < 0.001). Perinatal and postnatal mortalities were not significantly different between consanguineous and non-consanguineous families.
近亲结婚在沙特人群中极为常见。在利雅得地区开展了一项基于人群的近亲结婚研究。近亲结婚的患病率为51.3%，平均近亲繁殖系数为0.02265，与许多其他国家相比这一数值较高。影响近亲繁殖的最重要变量是家庭的地区背景（p<0.001）和教育水平，教育水平与近亲结婚呈负相关（p<0.001）。近亲家庭和非近亲家庭的围产期及产后死亡率并无显著差异。
