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Table 1 Women characteristics by questionnaire self-reported use of medications

From: Medication use during pregnancy, gestational age and date of delivery: agreement between maternal self-reports and health database information in a cohort

 

Questionnaire-reported use of medications

 

Users

Non users

Not reported

Chi square pa

Total

(N = 305)

(N = 455)

(N = 7)

(N = 767)

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Age at delivery (years)

 <25

20

6.6

22

4.8

0

-

0.1954

42

5.5

 25-29

42

13.8

68

14.9

1

14.3

111

14.5

 30-34

117

38.4

209

45.9

1

14.3

327

42.6

 35-39

100

32.7

125

27.6

4

57.1

229

29.8

 40+

26

8.5

31

6.8

1

14.3

58

7.6

Prior pregnanciesb

 None

142

46.6

202

44.5

4

57.1

0.0182

348

45.4

 1-2

131

42.9

226

49.8

2

28.6

359

46.8

 3+

32

10.5

25

5.5

1

14.3

58

7.6

Marital statusc

 Married

275

90.2

401

88.4

7

100.0

0.4642

683

89.0

 Single

28

9.2

49

10.5

0

-

77

10.0

Level of educationc

 < High school

48

15.7

88

19.4

3

42.9

0.1480

139

18.1

 High school

140

45.9

222

48.8

2

28.6

364

47.5

 University

116

38.0

144

31.7

2

28.6

262

34.2

Country of originc

         

 Italy

279

91.5

415

91.4

7

100.0

0.9429

701

91.4

 Other

24

7.9

35

7.7

0

-

59

7.8

Working statusc

 Employed on maternity leave

225

73.8

338

74.3

5

71.4

0.7015

568

74.0

 Currently employed

22

7.2

35

7.7

0

-

57

7.4

 Housewife

26

8.5

39

8.6

2

28.6

67

8.7

 Unemployed

20

6.6

42

9.2

0

-

62

8.1

Occupation

 Armed forces occupations

2

0.7

2

0.4

-

-

0.0044

4

0.5

 Manager

16

5.2

13

2.9

-

-

29

3.8

 Professional

16

5.2

51

11.2

-

-

67

8.7

 Technicians and associate professionals

35

11.5

62

13.6

-

-

97

12.6

 Clerical support workers

108

35.4

191

42.0

3

42.9

302

39.4

 Service and sales workers

38

12.5

34

7.5

1

14.3

73

9.5

 Craft and related trades workers

14

4.6

21

4.6

-

-

34

4.4

 Plant and machine operators, and assemblers

10

3.3

11

2.4

-

-

21

2.7

 Elementary occupations

23

7.5

17

3.7

-

-

40

5.2

Prenatal care visits (number)

 <7

50

16.4

98

21.5

3

42.9

0.2215

151

19.7

 7

48

15.7

65

14.3

2

28.6

115

15.0

 8

61

20.0

100

22.0

1

14.3

162

21.1

 9 or more

146

47.9

192

42.2

1

14.3

339

44.2

Prenatal ultrasound imaging (number)

 <4

72

23.6

131

28.8

3

42.9

0.0425

206

26.9

 4

56

18.4

77

16.9

1

14.3

134

17.5

 5 to 7

79

25.9

139

30.6

2

28.6

220

28.7

 8 or more

98

32.1

108

23.7

1

14.3

207

27.0

Smoking statusc

 Never smoker

190

62.3

242

53.3

4

57.1

0.0557

436

56.8

 Current smoker

25

8.2

47

10.3

1

14.3

73

9.5

 Ex-smoker, quitted before pregnancy

64

20.9

112

24.7

1

14.3

177

23.1

 Ex-smoker, quitted during or after pregnancy

21

6.9

49

10.8

1

14.3

71

9.3

Prescriptions redeemed during pregnancy

 Yes

243

79.7

285

62.6

5

71.4

<.0001

541

70.5

 No

62

20.3

170

37.4

2

28.6

226

29.5

  1. a Comparing users and non users
  2. b Prior pregnancies refer to gravidity
  3. c The percentages may not sum to 100 % due to missing data