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Table 2 Results of spinal muscular dystrophy carrier screening

From: Screening and prenatal diagnosis of survival motor neuron gene deletion in pregnant women in Zhaoqing city, Guangdong Province

Variable

2020.12

2021.01–2021.12

2022.01–2022.04

Total

Screened women (n)

412

3,669

1,119

5,200

Number of carriers

1

50

24

75

Carrier rate

0.24%

1.36%

2.14%

1.44%

95% CI

0.17–0.31%

1.20–1.52%

1.91–2.35%

1.31–1.65%

Partner (n)

0

30

17

47

Recall rate

/

60.00%

70.83%

62.67%

95% CI

/

59.32–60.68%

70.20–71.46%

62.00–63.34%

Carrier couples

/

2

1

3

Prenatal diagnoses (n)

/

2

1

3

Affected cases (n)

/

1

0

1

Pregnancies terminated

/

1

0

1

  1. CI, confidence interval