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. 2000 Jan 29;320(7230):282–283. doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7230.282

Table.

Risk of childhood leukaemia in relation to ultrasound examinations and number of examinations: results of Swedish population based nationwide case-control study

Myeloid leukaemia
Lymphatic leukaemia
No of cases No of controls Odds ratio* (95% CI) No of cases No of controls Odds ratio* (95% CI)
All pregnancies
Not exposed to ultrasound 334 318 1.00 42 39 1.00
Exposed 200 214 0.85 (0.62 to 1.16) 29 27 1.00 (0.42 to 2.40)
Missing information  44  46 NA  3  8 NA
No of ultrasound examinations
None 334 318 1.00 42 39 1.00
1 or 2 161 159 0.93 (0.67 to 1.23) 22 20 1.00 (0.40 to 2.50)
⩾3  39  55 0.64 (0.40 to 1.04)  7  7 1.00 (0.30 to 3.33)
Missing information  44  46 NA  3  8 NA
Odds ratio (linear trend) NA NA 0.95 (0.85 to 1.06) NA NA 1.01 (0.74 to 1.38)

NA=Not applicable. *Calculated by means of conditional logistic regression. Missing information on exposure. 

Calculated by means of conditional logistic regression, assuming linear effect for number of ultrasound examinations.