Table 2.
ORs for association between gestational age at birth (1973–1979) and diabetes medication prescription in young adulthood (ages 25.5–37.0 years)
| Medications (ATC code) (outcome variable) | Unadjusted |
Adjusted model 1* |
Adjusted model 2† |
|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Any diabetes medications (A10) | |||
| Gestational age (predictor variable) (weeks) | |||
| <37 | 1.20 (1.08–1.33) | 1.16 (1.04–1.28) | 1.13 (1.02–1.26) |
| 23–28 | 1.56 (0.77–3.18) | 1.54 (0.76–3.15) | 1.53 (0.75–3.11) |
| 29–34 | 1.13 (0.93–1.36) | 1.09 (0.90–1.32) | 1.05 (0.87–1.28) |
| 35–36 | 1.22 (1.08–1.38) | 1.18 (1.04–1.33) | 1.16 (1.03–1.31) |
| 37–42 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ≥43 | 1.07 (0.94–1.21) | 1.03 (0.90–1.17) | 0.98 (0.86–1.11) |
| Any insulin (A10A) without oral diabetes medications (A10B) | |||
| Gestational age (predictor variable) (weeks) | |||
| <37 | 1.26 (1.12–1.43) | 1.24 (1.09–1.40) | 1.22 (1.08–1.39) |
| 23–28 | 1.53 (0.64–3.70) | 1.52 (0.63–3.67) | 1.51 (0.63–3.65) |
| 29–34 | 1.28 (1.03–1.61) | 1.26 (1.00–1.57) | 1.25 (1.00–1.56) |
| 35–36 | 1.25 (1.08–1.45) | 1.22 (1.05–1.42) | 1.21 (1.04–1.40) |
| 37–42 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ≥43 | 0.90 (0.76–1.08) | 0.90 (0.75–1.07) | 0.90 (0.76–1.08) |
*Adjusted for age, sex, maternal age at delivery, maternal marital status, maternal education, family income, and maternal prescription of diabetes medications during the follow-up period (1 July 2005 through 31 December 2009).
†Adjusted for the same variables included in adjusted model 1 and fetal growth.