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Table 3 Conditions associated with opioid fillings among pregnancies with at least one diagnosis in the previous three months (n = 14,883)

From: Prevalence and duration of prescribed opioid use during pregnancy: a cohort study from the Quebec Pregnancy Cohort

Pain, etiology

Overall (%)

Used < 90 days (%)

Used ≥90 days (%)

Abdominal pain

2696 (18.1)

2640 (18.1)

56 (20.6)

Urinary tract infection

436 (2.9)

422 (2.9)

14 (5.1)

Gynecologic origin

256 (1.7)

245 (1.7)

11 (4.0)

Obstruction of urinary tract

415 (2.8)

412 (2.8)

3 (1.1)

Calculus of bile duct

222 (1.5)

221 (1.5)

1 (0.4)

Oesophageal and stomach disease

86 (0.6)

76 (0.5)

10 (3.7)

Gastroenteritis and colitis

75 (0.5)

73 (0.5)

2 (0.7)

Appendicitis

73 (0.5)

73 (0.5)

0 (0.0)

Musculoskeletal pain

2564 (17.2)

2423 (16.6)

141 (51.8)

Lumbar disc origin

909 (6.1)

846 (5.8)

63 (23.2)

Dislocation sprain

577 (3.9)

551 (3.8)

26 (9.6)

Fracture

249 (1.7)

247 (1.7)

2 (0.7)

Neck pain

80 (0.5)

73 (0.5)

7 (2.6)

Auto-immune rheumatic disease

22 (0.1)

14 (0.1)

8 (2.9)

Headache

862 (5.8)

839 (5.7)

23 (8.5)

Migraine

302 (2.0)

291 (2.0)

11 (4.0)

Sinusitis

277 (1.9)

269 (1.8)

8 (2.9)

Dental pain

502 (3.4)

497 (3.4)

5 (1.8)

Chest pain

256 (1.7)

250 (1.7)

6 (2.2)

Ear pain

245 (1.6)

244 (1.7)

1 (0.4)

Neuropathic pain

157 (1.0)

143 (1.0)

14 (5.1)

Other pain

1007 (6.8)

986 (6.7)

21 (7.7)

Cellulitis and skin abscess

650 (4.4)

637 (4.4)

13 (4.8)

Cancer

33 (0.2)

32 (0.2)

1 (0.4)

Wounds Bruises

324 (2.2)

317 (2.2)

7 (2.6)

Others conditions

7645 (51.4)

7565 (51.8)

80 (29.4)