Table 1.
Foetal origins and the odds of Schizophrenia.
| Study | Country and date | Odds ratio |
|---|---|---|
| Susser et al.20 | Netherlands 1944–45 | 2.0 (95% CI: 1.2–3.4) |
| St. Clair et al.23 | China 1959–61 |
2.30 (95% CI: 1.99–2.65) (births in 1960) 1.93 (95% CI: 1.68–2.23) (births in 1961) |
| Xu et al.24 | China 1959–61 |
1.68 (95% CI: 1.48–1.92) (births in 1960) 25 (95% CI: 2.00–2.52) (births in 1961) |
| He et al.25 | China 1959–61 | 1.82 (95% CI: 1.11–2.98) |
The odds ratio is the ratio of an event occurring in a treatment group to the odds of an event occurring in a control group.