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Table 1 Characteristics of the exposed and unexposed cohorts. The exposed cohort was divided according to number of redeemed prescriptions of selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRI’s): minimum of one prescription, limited to one prescription, and minimum two prescriptions. Total number of children, n = 1.256.317

From: Maternal use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors during pregnancy is associated with Hirschsprung’s disease in newborns – a nationwide cohort study

 

SSRI prescriptions redeemed a minimum of one time (n = 19,807)

SSRI prescriptions redeemed one time only (n = 11.351)

SSRI prescriptions redeemed minimum two times (n = 8.456)

No prescriptions of SSRIs (n = 1.236.510)

Maternal age

 ≤19

308 (1.6%)

184 (1.6%)

124 (1.5%)

18.039 (1.5%)

 20–24

2.645 (13.4%)

1.530 (13.5%)

1.115 (13.2%)

145.031 (11.7%)

 25–29

5.764 (29.1%)

3.234 (28.5%)

2.530 (29.9%)

415.536 (33.6%)

 30–34

6.678 (33.7%)

3.779 (33.3%)

2.899 (34.3%)

437.740 (35.4%)

 ≥35

4.412 (22.3%)

2.624 (23.1%)

1.788 (21.1%)

220.164 (17.8%)

Maternal smoking status

 No

13.384 (67.6%)

7.838 (69.1%)

5.546 (65.6%)

946.853 (76.6%)

 Yes

5.656 (28.6%)

3.095 (27.3%)

2.561 (30.3%)

186.807 (15.1%)

 Missing

767 (3.9%)

418 (3.7%)

349 (4.1%)

102.850 (8.3%)

Sex of child

 Male

10.249 (51.7%)

5.862 (51.6%)

4.387 (51.9%)

601.949 (48.7%)

 Female

9.558 (48.3%)

5.489 (48.4%)

4.069 (48.1%)

634.561 (51.3%)

Parity

 1

8.792 (44.4%)

4.912 (43.3%)

3.880 (45.9%)

545.646 (44.1%)

 >1

11.015 (55.6%)

6.439 (56.7%)

4.576 (54.1%)

690.864 (55.9%)

Birth year

 1996–2001

1.972 (10.0%)

1.033 (9.1%)

939 (11.1%)

387.716 (31.4%)

 2002–2007

6.077 (30.7%)

2.976 (26.2%)

3.101 (36.7%)

376.939 (30.5%)

 2008–2011

6.787 (34.3%)

3.952 (34.8%)

2.835(33.5%)

240.952 (19.5%)

 2012–2016

4.971 (25.1%)

3.390 (29.9%)

1.581 (18.7%)

230.903 (18.7%)