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. 2011 Oct 20;39(1):230–237. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbr149

Table 2.

Maternal and Paternal Hospital-Treated Infections Before, During, and After Pregnancy in a Cohort of 1 115 752 Persons Born Between 1978 and 1998, of Whom 3722 Developed Schizophrenia During 11.9 Million Person Years of Follow-Up

Mother Father
IRRs (95% CIs) IRRs (95% CIs)
Parental Infection Cases Incidence Ratea Basic Modelb Adjusted Modelc Casesd Incidence Ratea Basic Modelb Adjusted Modelc
≥1 infection 1234 4.1 1.43 (1.33–1.53) 1.24 (1.16–1.33) 794 4.1 1.29 (1.19–1.39) 1.14 (1.05–1.23)
No infections 2488 2.8 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 2868 2.9 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)

Note: Abbreviation is explained in the first footnote to table 1.

a

The incidence rate measures the number of new cases per 10 000 person years.

b

Adjusted for calendar year, sex, and its interaction with age.

c

Further adjustment for family history of psychosis.

d

Because of father unknown (N = 60, IRR not shown but included in the model), numbers do not add up to the total number of cases in the sample.