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. 2004 Jan 10;328(7431):109. doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7431.109

Table 1.

Association between miscarriage and NSAID use as assessed in five periods before miscarriage

Without gestational age2
Including gestational age (new analysis)
Week before miscarriage Odds ratio 95% CI Cases exposed to NSAIDs (n=1554) Controls exposed to NSAIDs (n=15 677) Odds ratio 95% CI
1 6.99 2.75-17.74 3 8 3.35 0.88 to 12.79
2-3 3.00 1.21-7.44 5 33 1.50 0.58 to 3.86
4-6 4.38 2.66-7.20 18 122 1.50 0.91 to 2.47
7-9 2.69 1.81-4.00 16 100 1.59 0.93 to 2.70
10-12 1.26 0.85-1.87 3 50 0.58 0.18 to 1.85

NSAIDs=non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.