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. 2023 Jun 24;13:224. doi: 10.1038/s41398-023-02505-3

Table 2.

Distribution of secondary outcomes and potential confounders in children with and without Fetal Inflammatory Response Syndrome (FIRS).

FIRS percent (N) Control percent (N) χ2 p Odds ratio Odds ratio CI
Medications N = 1717 N =10915
Anti-inflammatory medications 49.6% (852) 47.3% (5168) 2.98 0.084 1.10 (0.99, 1.21)
Anti-infection medications 83.9% (1440) 84.7% (9243) 0.69 0.405 0.94 (0.82, 1.08)
Maternal history of psychiatric diseases N = 1631 N = 12414
Any psychiatric disorder in mother 63.4% (1034) 62.1% (7713) 0.93 0.335 1.06 (0.95, 1.17)
Mother had suicide attempt 1.7% (28) 1.2% (147) 2.9 0.088 1.46 (0.97, 2.19)
In utero exposure to substances N = 2042 N = 12931
Alcohol exposure in utero 1.3% (27) 0.8% (101) 5.47 0.019 1.70 (1.11, 2.61)
Amphetamine exposure in utero 1.6% (32) 1.2% (158) 1.41 0.235 1.29 (0.88, 1.89)
Cannabis exposure in utero 6.3% (128) 4.1% (534) 18.6 <0.001 1.55 (1.27, 1.89)
Cocaine exposure in utero 1.4% (29) 1.1% (137) 1.78 0.183 1.35 (0.90, 2.01)
Hallucinogen exposure in utero 0.0% (1) 0.0% (2) 0.02 0.878 3.17 (0.29, 34.95)
Nicotine exposure in utero 12.4% (254) 10.4% (1342) 7.65 0.006 1.23 (1.06, 1.42)
Opioid exposure in utero 4.8% (99) 3.9% (506) 3.74 0.053 1.25 (1.00, 1.56)
Sedative exposure in utero 0.7% (14) 0.8% (101) 0.1 0.747 0.88 (0.50, 1.54)
Any substance exposure in utero 12.1% (248) 9.0% (1168) 19.59 <0.001 1.39 (1.20, 1.61)
Neonatal substance use diagnosis N = 1641 N = 12492
Neonatal substance use diagnosis 18.6% (305) 12.2% (1526) 51.6 <0.001 1.64 (1.43, 1.88)
Demographics N = 2055 N = 13022
Year of birth 2010.6 + /−1.8 2010.8 + /−1.8 t = −4.49 <0.001