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Table 4 Statistically Significant Findings in the Study by Araneta et al. (2003) [50] of Birth Defects among US Veterans Deployed and Not Deployed in the 1991 Gulf War

From: Teratogenicity of depleted uranium aerosols: A review from an epidemiological perspective

Birth defect

Comparison groups

Relative risk (95% c. i., p-value)

Father was a veteran

Aortic valve stenosis

Infants conceived post-war, to deployed fathers vs. non-deployed fathers

6.0 (1.2–31.0, p = 0.026)

 

Infants of deployed fathers, those conceived post vs. those conceived pre-war

^16.3 (0.09–294, p = 0.011)

Renal agenesis or hypoplasia

Infants of deployed fathers, those conceived post vs. those conceived pre-war

^16.3 (0.09–294, p = 0.011)

Tricuspid valve insufficiency

Infants conceived post-war, to deployed fathers vs. non-deployed fathers

2.7 (1.1–6.6, p = 0.039)

Mother was a veteran father may or may not have been a veteran

Hypospadias and epispadias

Infants conceived post-war, to deployed fathers vs. non-deployed mothers

6.3 (1.5–26.3, p = 0.015)

  1. ^5 of 4,648 offspring conceived post-war were so affected vs. 0 of 6,863 conceived pre-war; logit estimator method used for statistical significance testing.
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Environmental Health

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