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. 2013 Jun;23(6):758–765. doi: 10.1089/thy.2012.0488

Table 3.

Number and Prevalence (per 1000) of Infants with Congenital Anomalies by Mother's Drug Exposure Category

 
Mother's drug exposure
 
 
 
MMI and/or PTUb
No MMI or PTU
 
 
 
MMI only
PTU only
MMI and PTU
TTXcbefore/during pregnancy
TTX after pregnancy
No TTX
Total
 
N=108
N=915
N=126
N=3236
N=2696
N=634,858
N=641,939
Congenital anomalya N Prev.d N Prev. N Prev. N Prev. N Prev. N Prev. N Prev.
Congenital anomalies of eye 1 9.26 1 1.09 0 0.00 8 2.47 9 3.34 1540 2.43 1559 2.43
Complex congenital heart disease 0 0.00 13 14.21 3 23.81 26 8.03 21 7.79 3832 6.04 3895 6.07
Atrial or ventricular septal heart defects (ASD/VSD) 1 9.26 13 14.21 2 15.87 42 12.98 39 14.47 7970 12.55 8067 12.57
Congenital anomalies of respiratory system 0 0.00 5 5.46 1 7.94 8 2.47 6 2.23 1714 2.70 1734 2.70
Congenital anomalies of genital organs 0 0.00 10 10.93 3 23.81 30 9.27 31 11.50 6161 9.70 6235 9.71
Congenital anomalies of urinary system 0 0.00 7 7.65 2 15.87 16 4.94 20 7.42 2780 4.38 2825 4.40
Certain congenital musculoskeletal deformities 1 9.26 10 10.93 3 23.81 35 10.82 40 14.84 7432 11.71 7521 11.72
Any congenital defecte 6 55.56 66 72.13 14 111.11 205 63.35 185 68.62 37,351 58.83 37,827 58.93
Odds ratiof 0.93 1.22 1.98 1.05 1.18        
95% confidence intervalf [0.41, 2.11] [0.95, 1.57] [1.14, 3.46] [0.91, 1.21] [1.01, 1.37]        
p-Valuef 0.852 0.121 0.016 0.476 0.035 Ref.    

Congenital anomaly diagnosed within 12 months of birth.

a

Congenital anomaly categories with at least 1,000 infants in the total group.

b

Drug use within 6 months before the pregnancy start date or during pregnancy.

c

Thyrotoxicosis (ICD-9-CM 242.0x or 242.9x).

d

Prevalence per 1000 infants.

e

ICD-9-CM codes within 740–759. See Supplementary Table S2 for complete listing of congenital anomalies codes.

f

Odds ratio, 95% confidence interval, and p-value for “Any congenital defect” with “No TTX” as the reference group from logistic regression model adjusting for mother's age.