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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Dec 8.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Oct 20;201(6):563.e1–563.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.07.059

Table 3.

Frequency of Alcohol Consumption during Pregnancy and the Hazard Ratio (HR) for Miscarriage Stratified by Multivitamin Exposure

Multivitamin Non-user (n=331)

Alcohol Consumption Miscarriage n=74 n (%) HRcrude 95% CI HR1 95% CI
4+ drinks/week (n=10) 5 (50) 5.34 2.10, 13.55 6.30 2.32, 17.05
< 4 drinks/week (n=104) 28 (27) 1.65 1.02, 2.66 1.51 0.92, 2.47
No alcohol intake (n=217) 41 (19) 1 1.0
Multivitamin User (n=730)

Alcohol Consumption Miscarriage n=98 n (%) HRcrude 95% CI HR1 95% CI
4 + drinks/week (n=22) 6 (27) 2.19 0.94, 5.10 1.87 0.79, 4.45
< 4 drinks/week (n=299) 38 (13) 0.99 0.65, 1.50 0.92 0.60, 1.41
No alcohol intake (n=409) 54 (13) 1 1.00
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adjusting for maternal age, caffeine, unintended pregnancy and marital status