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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 5.
Published in final edited form as: Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2012 Aug 18;94(12):1033–1043. doi: 10.1002/bdra.23050

Table 4.

Maternal Caffeine Consumption and Risk of Multiple Congenital Anomaly with LDs, the NBDPS 1997 to 2007

All LDs Longitudinal Longitudinal preaxial Transverse




Cases Controls aORa,b 95% CI Cases Controls aORc 95% CI Cases Controls aORd 95% CI Cases Controls aORc 95% CI
Total caffeine (mg/day)
  0–<10 40 1429 1.0 25 1437 1.0 19 1434 1.0 11 1437 1.0
  10–<100 93 2857 1.2 (0.8–1.7) 69 2866 1.5 (0.9–2.3) 58 2862 1.5 (0.9–2.6) 25 2866 1.2 (0.6–2.5)
  100–<200 44 1832 0.9 (0.6–1.4) 26 1837 0.9 (0.5–1.6) 22 1832 0.9 (0.5–1.7) 16 1837 1.3 (0.6–2.7)
  200–<300 26 1015 1.0 (0.6–1.7) 15 1017 1.0 (0.5–1.9) 13 1016 1.0 (0.5–2.1) 11 1017 1.7 (0.7–3.9)
  300+ 20 873 0.9 (0.5–1.6) 10 875 0.8 (0.4–1.6) 7 874 0.6 (0.2–1.4) 11 875 2.0 (0.8–4.6)
Coffee (cups)
  0–<1/month 139 4384 1.0 98 4403 1.0 81 4395 1.0 38 4403 1.0
  1/month–6 weeks 31 1174 0.9 (0.6–1.3) 20 1175 0.8 (0.5–1.3) 18 1173 0.9 (0.5–1.5) 10 1175 1.0 (0.5–2.1)
  1/day 24 1174 0.7 (0.4–1.1) 14 1177 0.6 (0.3–1.0) 10 1174 0.5 (0.3–1.0) 10 1177 1.1 (0.5–2.1)
  2/day 15 716 0.8 (0.5–1.3) 6 718 0.4 (0.2–1.0) 5 717 0.4 (0.2–1.1) 9 718 1.7 (0.8–3.6)
  3+/day 14 558 0.9 (0.5–1.6) 7 559 0.7 (0.3–1.4) 5 559 0.5 (0.2–1.3) 7 559 1.8 (0.8–4.0)
Tea (cups)
  0–<1/month 121 4326 1.0 82 4340 1.0 67 4331 1.0 37 4340 1.0
  1/month–6 weeks 58 2216 1.0 (0.7–1.4) 37 2220 0.9 (0.6–1.4) 29 2217 0.9 (0.6–1.4) 22 2220 1.2 (0.7–2.1)
  1–2/day 35 1113 1.2 (0.8–1.7) 22 1121 1.1 (0.7–1.8) 20 1119 1.2 (0.7–2.0) 11 1121 1.2 (0.6–2.4)
  3+/day 9 351 0.9 (0.4–1.8) 4 351 0.6 (0.2–1.7) 3 351 0.5 (0.2–1.6) 4 351 1.3 (0.5–3.8)
Soda (12 ounce serving)e
  0 mg/day 66 2748 1.0 40 2763 1.0 30 2760 1.0 24 2763 1.0
  1/month–<1/day 71 2075 1.4 (1.0–2.0) 44 2077 1.5 (1.0–2.3) 35 2074 1.6 (1.0–2.6) 26 2077 1.5 (0.8–2.6)
  1–2/day 61 2021 1.2 (0.9–1.8) 44 2028 1.5 (1.0–2.4) 38 2024 1.7 (1.1–2.8) 15 2028 0.9 (0.5–1.7)
  3+/day 25 1162 0.9 (0.5–1.4) 17 1164 1.0 (0.6–1.9) 16 1160 1.2 (0.6–2.2) 9 1164 0.9 (0.4–2.0)
a

aOR and associated 95% CIs.

b

ORs adjusted for education and any alcohol drinking during 1 month before pregnancy through the first trimester.

c

ORs adjusted for any alcohol drinking during 1 month before pregnancy through the first trimester.

d

ORs adjusted for maternal exposure to environmental smoking and active smoking during 1 month before pregnancy through the first trimester and any alcohol drinking during 1 month before pregnancy through the first trimester.

e

Milligrams of caffeine per day from soft drinks were converted into frequencies based on the following amounts per serving: <34 mg = <1 serving; 34–<102 = 1–2 servings; 102+ mg = 3 + servings.

LD, limb deficiency; NBDPS, National Birth Defects Prevention Study; aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.