Table 1 Laterality, maternal age and birth order characteristics of studied population.

From: The role of maternal age & birth order on the development of unilateral and bilateral retinoblastoma: a multicentre study

Factor

Value

Bilateral N (%)

Unilateral N (%)

Total N (%)

Maternal age (years)

<20 years

19 (8.33)

36 (7.81)

55 (7.98)

 

20–25

61 (26.75)

146 (31.67)

207 (30.04)

 

26–30

77 (33.77)

154 (33.41)

231(33.53)

 

31–35

46 (20.18)

76 (16.49)

122 (17.71)

 

>35

22 (9.65)

44 (9.54)

66 (9.58)

 

Missing maternal age data

3 (1.32)

5 (1.08)

8 (1.16)

 

Total

228 (100.00)

461 (100.00)

689 (100.00)

Birth order

1

93 (40.79)

190 (41.21)

283 (41.07)

 

2

79 (34.65)

185 (40.13)

264 (38.32)

 

3

30 (13.16)

42 (9.11)

72 (10.45)

 

4

14 (6.14)

25 (5.42)

39 (5.66)

 

>4

12 (5.26)

18 (3.90)

30 (4.35)

 

Missing birth order data

0 (0.00)

1 (0.22)

1 (0.15)

 

Total

228 (100.00)

461 (100.00)

689 (100.00)