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. 2000 Aug 19;321(7259):477–479. doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7259.477

Table 2.

Rates of venous thrombolism per 100 000 woman years of exposure to combined oral contraceptives according to age, before and after October 1995

Age (years) Rate of venous thromboembolism
Rate ratio (95% CI) Age adjusted ratio* (95% CI)
Jan 1993-Oct 1995 Nov 1995-Dec 1998
15-24 22.59 21.56 0.95 (0.51 to 1.79) 0.96 (0.54 to 1.71)
25-34 41.26 41.40 1.00 (0.67 to 1.51) 0.99 (0.67 to 1.96)
35-49 48.39 65.34 1.35 (0.68 to 2.75) 1.31 (0.68 to 2.50)
*

Adjusted by year of age.