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Table 4 Factors predicting any use of herbal supplements (n = 513)

From: Herbal medicine use during pregnancy in a group of Australian women

 

Unadjusted Odds Ratio

95% CI

Adjusted Odds Ratio

95% CI

Interpreted version used

    

No (ref)

1

 

1

 

Yes

0.23

(0.11, 0.49)

0.43

(0.18, 0.98)

Age (increase per 10 years age increase)#

10.62

(10.23, 11.02)

10.66

(10.23, 11.12)

Degree

    

Has degree or higher (ref)

1

 

1

 

Does not have degree

0.42

(0.29, 0.61)

0.56

(0.38, 0.82)

Language

    

English first language (ref)

1

 

1

 

English not first language

0.39

(0.26, 0.58)

0.51

(0.31, 0.83)

Smoking during pregnancy

    

Did not smoke (ref)

1

 

1

 

Smoked

0.44

(0.22, 0.88)

0.41

(0.20, 0.85)

Parity

    

First baby (ref)

1

 

1

 

Subsequent baby

0.59

(0.41, 0.85)

0.56

(0.37, 0.84)

  1. *All demographic factors entered into model (including whether it was a planned pregnancy and if they had had a previous miscarriage), and only those remaining significant are presented