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Table 1 Maternal characteristics of the study cohorts

From: Fetal adverse effects following NSAID or metamizole exposure in the 2nd and 3rd trimester: an evaluation of the German Embryotox cohort

Cohorts

NSAID

Comparison

GW at first contact, n

1092

1154

Median (IQR)

12.4 (7.7–20.9)

7.7 (6–10.1)

Age (years), n

1091

1154

Median (IQR), (min-max)

33 (30–36) (15–49)

32 (28–35) (17–45)

Pre-pregnancy BMI, n

1061

1095

Median, (kg/m2), (IQR)

23.1 (20.9–26.7)

22.8 (20.7–26.2)

Educational level, n

779

704

≤ 9 years, n (%)

4 (0.5)

8 (1.1)

>  9 and ≤ 13.5 years, n (%)

209 (26.8)

229 (32.5)

Acadamic degree, n (%)

342 (43.9)

285 (40.5)

Smoking, n

1089

1144

No, n (%)

922 (84.7)

910 (79.5)

≤ 5 cig/day, n (%)

45 (4.1)

64 (5.6)

>  5 cig/day, n (%)

122 (11.2)

170 (14.9)

Alcohol, n

1089

1142

No, n (%)

959 (88.1)

964 (84.4)

≤ 1 drink/day, n (%)

89 (8.2)

107 (9.4)

>  1 drink/day, n (%)

41 (3.8)

71 (6.2)

Pregnancy wanted, n

863

963

Yes, n (%)

829 (96.1)

863 (89.6)

Indifferent, n (%)

23 (2.7)

79 (8.2)

No, n (%)

11 (1.3)

21 (2.2)

Previous pregnancies, n

1089

1149

0, n (%)

430 (39.5)

476 (41.4)

1, n (%)

363 (33.3)

366 (31.9)

2, n (%)

161 (14.8)

169 (14.7)

≥ 3, n (%)

135 (12.4)

138 (12)

Previous deliveries, n

1089

1147

0, n (%)

530 (48.7)

561 (48.9)

1, n (%)

394 (36.2)

380 (33.1)

2, n (%)

125 (11.5)

139 (12.1)

≥ 3, n (%)

40 (3.7)

67 (5.8)

Previous spontaneous abortions, n

1087

1143

0, n (%)

876 (80.6)

989 (86.5)

1, n (%)

143 (13.2)

109 (9.5)

≥ 2, n (%)

68 (6.3)

45 (3.9)

Previous children with birth defect, n

1088

1144

0, n (%)

1059 (97.3)

1118 (97.7)

1, n (%)

25 (2.3)

23 (2)

≥ 2, n (%)

4 (0.4)

3 (0.3)

  1. The absolute number of parameters differ due to missing values. BMI Body mass index, GW Gestational week, IQR Interquartile range, n Number of cases with available information