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. 2000 Mar;49(3):264–268. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2000.00127.x

Table 2.

Risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes according to exposure to metoclopramide and maternal characteristics.

Malformations Outcome Low birth weight Preterm delivery
Variable Crude analysis 95% CI Adjusted 95% CI Crude analysis 95% CI Adjusted 95% CI Crude analysis 95% CI Adjusted 95% CI
No exposures to metoclopramide 1 1 1 1 1 1
Exposure to metoclopramide 1.18 0.64–2.19 1.11 0.60–2.06 1.52 0.71–3.28 1.79 0.83–3.86 0.97 0.59–1.59 1.02 0.62–1.67
Birth order, number
 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
 >1 0.84 0.71–1.0 0.85 0.73–0.99 0.62 0.47–0.82 0.55 0.40–0.75 0.82 0.71–0.95 0.77 0.66–0.90
Non-smoking 1 1 1 1 1 1
Smoking 1.17 1.0–1.38 1.18 1.0–1.38 3.68 2.80–4.84 3.7 2.81–4.87 1.27 1.09–1.48 1.28 1.10–1.49
Maternal age, years
 <25 years 1 1 1 1 1 1
 25–30 years 0.86 0.71–1.04 0.82 0.68–0.99 0.6 0.43–0.82 0.79 0.57–1.09 0.85 0.71–1.01 0.92 0.77–1.10
 >30 year 1 0.8–1.25 0.9 0.73–1.11 0.79 0.56–1.12 1.19 0.81–1.75 1 0.82–1.21 1.16 0.94–1.44