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. 2014 May;133(5):e1241–e1248. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-3406

TABLE 3.

Estimated Risk for ASD and DD Associated With Maternal Reported SSRI Use During Pregnancy

Boys and Girls Boys Only
Unadjusted Adjusteda Unadjusted Adjusteda
Total sample (N = 966)
 ASD versus TD
  Pregnancy 1.52 (0.65–3.53) 1.55 (0.59–4.08) 2.68 (1.07–6.73)* 2.92 (1.07–7.93)*
  Trimester 1 1.32 (0.53–3.34) 1.38 (0.48–4.01) 2.76 (1.04–7.32)* 3.22 (1.17–8.84)*
  Trimester 2 0.85 (0.30–2.42) 0.89 (0.24–3.24) 1.73 (0.53–5.67) 2.25 (0.54–9.42)
  Trimester 3 1.15 (0.41–3.19) 1.18 (0.35–4.02) 2.40 (0.75–7.65) 2.91 (0.76–11.10)
 DD versus TD
  Pregnancy 2.03 (0.68–6.07) 1.62 (0.59–4.42) 4.60 (1.37–15.43)* 3.39 (0.98–11.75)
  Trimester 1 1.21 (0.32–4.61) 1.05 (0.31–3.54) 3.69 (0.94–14.46) 3.26 (0.84–12.71)
  Trimester 2 2.34 (0.67–8.19) 1.96 (0.64–6.06) 5.87 (1.40–24.67)* 4.41 (1.01–19.17)*
  Trimester 3 2.68 (0.80–9.00) 2.19 (0.74–6.49) 6.82 (1.71–27.12)** 4.98 (1.20–20.62)*
Anxiety/mood disorder history subset (N = 229)
 ASD versus TD
  Pregnancy 1.51 (0.59–3.86) 1.86 (0.76–4.58) 2.85 (0.99–8.19) 3.17 (0.91–11.00)
  Trimester 1 1.39 (0.50–3.84) 1.70 (0.66–4.37) 3.25 (1.07–9.85)* 3.52 (0.93–13.34)
  Trimester 2 0.83 (0.28–2.47) 1.12 (0.40–3.11) 1.67 (0.48–5.79) 1.80 (0.39–8.37)
  Trimester 3 1.05 (0.36–3.09) 1.43 (0.52–3.95) 2.17 (0.64–7.41) 2.45 (0.54–11.22)
 DD versus TD
  Pregnancy 1.79 (0.54–5.93) 1.44 (0.44–4.75) 3.86 (0.99–14.99) 2.30 (0.55–9.62)
  Trimester 1 1.07 (0.26–4.51) 0.99 (0.26–3.83) 3.27 (0.73–14.76) 2.21 (0.52–9.39)
  Trimester 2 1.92 (0.51–7.25) 1.76 (0.47–6.60) 4.28 (0.93–19.61) 2.62 (0.54–12.80)
  Trimester 3 2.17 (0.60–7.86) 1.88 (0.51–6.88) 4.91 (1.13–21.37)* 2.83 (0.60–13.43)

Data are presented as ORs (95% CIs) and were weighted to adjust for selection bias. *P ≤ .05, **P ≤ .01.

a

Adjusted for regional center, child’s year of birth, and birthplace of mother.