Table 1

Characteristics of boys born in Denmark between 1979–2009 and 1996–2009 according to maternal IBD status, N=966 038

Maternal Crohn's disease (n=1685)Maternal ulcerative colitis (n=3003)No Maternal IBD (n=961 350)
Characteristicsn (%)n (%)n (%)
Number of hypospadias
 Overall15 (0.9)21 (0.7)6112 (0.6)
 Diagnosed within the first 6 months after birth9 (0.5)6 (0.2)3512 (0.4)
Mother's age at delivery (years)
 <25206 (12.2)290 (9.7)198 295 (20.6)
 25–29618 (36.7)1035 (34.5)360 712 (37.5)
 ≥30861 (51.1)1678 (55.9)402 343 (41.9)
Birth order
 1804 (47.7)1278 (42.6)432 383 (45.0)
 ≥2881 (52.3)1725 (57.4)528 967 (55.0)
Maternal preeclampsia during pregnancy
 Yes55 (3.3)74 (2.5)28 364 (3.0)
Maternal epilepsy during pregnancy
 Yes17 (1.0)21 (0.7)7691 (0.8)
Maternal diabetes during pregnancy
 Yes13 (0.8)19 (0.6)4750 (0.5)
(N=1311)(N=2034)(N=454 492)
Maternal smoking during pregnancy*
 No931 (71.0)1692 (83.2)350 728 (77.2)
 ≤10 cigarettes/day229 (17.5)201 (10.1)65 301 (14.4)
 >10 cigarettes/day100 (7.6)55 (2.7)21 708 (4.8)
 Missing51 (3.9)81 (4.0)16 755 (3.7)
 Maternal use of oral contraceptives before pregnancy*
 Yes133 (10.1)202 (9.9)40 960 (9.0)
Maternal use of ovulation-inducing drugs*
 Yes107 (8.2)183 (9.0)27 333 (6.0)
Maternal use of antidiabetics during pregnancy*
 Yes9 (0.7)25 (1.2)4148 (0.9)
Maternal use of antiepileptics during pregnancy*
 Yes8 (0.6)9 (0.4)2229 (0.5)
  • *Children born from 1996 onwards, N=457,837.

  • IBD, inflammatory bowel disease.