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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 87:F150-F151 doi:10.1136/fn.87.2.F150
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Reduced birth weight in boys with hypospadias: an index of androgen dysfunction?

Table 1

Means (95% confidence intervals) for birth weight, birth length, and head circumference for boys without hypospadias, and girls and boys with hypospadias, after adjustment for gestation

Birth weight (g) Birth length (cm) Head circumference (cm)
Boys 3446 (3436 to 3456) 50.9 (50.9 to 50.9) 35.2 (35.1 to 35.2)
Girls 3313 (3302 to 3323) 50.0 (49.9 to 50.1) 34.4 (34.4 to 34.5)
Hypospadias cases 3220 (3093 to 3348) 50.1 (49.5 to 50.8) 34.6 (34.2 to 34.9)
p Value < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001

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