Table 2. Exposure to clarithromycin in the first trimester.
Type of major malformation | Number of offspring diagnosed with a major malformation | Odds ratio (CI95%) | ||
Exposed N = 253 | Unexposed N = 705 584 | Unadjusted | adjusted | |
Congenital malformations of the nervous system | 0 (0.0) | 886 (0.1) | – | – |
Neural Tube Defects | 0 (0.0) | 292 (0.0) | ||
Congenital malformations of the eye | 0 (0.0) | 950 (0.1) | – | – |
Congenital malformations of the ear, face and neck | 0 (0.0) | 439 (0.1) | – | – |
Congenital malformations of the heart | 2 (0.8) | 5286 (0.8) | 1.06 (0.26–4.25) | 1.04 (0.26–4.17) |
Oro-facial clefts | 0 (0.0) | 1295 (0.2) | – | – |
Congenital malformations of the digestive system | 0 (0.0) | 1277 (0.2) | – | – |
Congenital malformations of the internal urinary system | 0 (0.0) | 1819 (0.3) | – | – |
Congenital malformations of the external genital organs | 2 (0.8) | 2077 (0.3) | 2.70 (0.67–10.86) | 2.86 (0.71–11.51) |
Congenital malformations of the limbs | 5 (2.0) | 7509 (1.1) | 1.88 (0.77–4.55) | 1.97 (0.81–4.78) |
Congenital malformations of the musculoskeletal system | 0 (0.0) | 1179 (0.2) | – | – |
Chromosomal abnormalities | 0 (0.0) | 983 (0.1) | – | – |
Teratogenic syndromes with malformations | 0 (0.0) | 63 (0.0) | – | – |
Genetic syndromes and microdeletions | 0 (0.0) | 529 (0.1) | – | – |
Other malformations | 0 (0.0) | 1131 (0.2) | – | – |
Congenital malformations of the respiratory system | 0 (0.0) | 638 (0.1) | – | – |
Abdominal wall defects | 0 (0.0) | 178 (0.0) | – | – |
All major congenital malformations | 9 (3.6) | 24 808 (3.5) | 1.01 (0.52–1.97) | 1.03 (0.53–2.00) |
CI95%, 95% confidence intervals.