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ArticleBirth defects research2022

Abnormal placental cord insertion, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and birth length may be involved in development of hypospadias in male fetuses.

Yoshihiro Sakemi, Takeshi Shono, Toshinori Nakashima, Hironori Yamashita, Noriko Sugino, Motoki Bonno

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Yoshihiro SakemiDivision of Pediatrics, National Hospital Organization Kokura Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
Takeshi ShonoDivision of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology, National Hospital Organization Kokura Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
Toshinori NakashimaDivision of Pediatrics, National Hospital Organization Kokura Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
Hironori YamashitaDivision of Pediatrics, National Hospital Organization Kokura Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
Noriko SuginoDivision of Pediatrics, National Hospital Organization Mie-Chuou Medical Center, Mie, Japan.
Motoki BonnoDivision of Pediatrics, National Hospital Organization Mie-Chuou Medical Center, Mie, Japan.

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objectivesHypospadias is a congenital disease characterized by morphological abnormalities of the penis, including abnormal urethral opening and penile flexion, which cause urination disorders and/or sexual intercourse difficulty. Various factors have been suggested to cause this anomaly, but evidence concerning risk factors causing this anomaly is insufficient. We evaluated the etiology of hypospadias in Japan using the Common Database of the National Hospitals' Neonatal study group. STUDY

designWe retrospectively evaluated 7,865 male neonates registered in the NICU Common Database of the National Hospitals' Neonatal study group. The subjects were divided into two groups by the presence (n = 43) or absence (n = 7,822) of hypospadias. Statistical analyses were performed to compare nominal variables between the groups by Fisher's direct establishment calculation method and logistic regression analyses.

resultsA univariate analysis showed significant between-group differences in hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (odds ratio [OR]: 4.02, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.95-7.90), placental weight <-1.28 standard deviation (SD; OR: 5.06, 95% CI: 2.45-10.32), abnormal placental cord insertion (OR: 4.7, 95% CI: 2.62-9.76), birth length <-2SD (OR: 10.56, 95% CI: 5.00-21.1) and birth weight <-2SD (OR: 8.17, 95% CI: 4.17-15.68). A multivariate analysis showed a significant between-group difference in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (adjusted OR [AOR]: 2.30, 95% CI: 1.09-4.85), abnormal placental cord insertion (AOR: 3.69, 95% CI: 1.83-7.44) and birth length <-2SD (AOR: 3.44, 95% CI: 1.26-9.42).

conclusionAbnormal placental cord insertion, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and birth length may be involved in hypospadias development in male neonates in conjunction with placental dysfunction in early pregnancy.

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Hypertension, Pregnancy-InducedHypospadiasFemaleFetusHumansInfant, NewbornMalePlacentaPregnancyRetrospective Studiesabnormal placental cord insertionbirth lengthhypertensive disorders of pregnancyhypospadiasNICU

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