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. 2017 Dec 13;75(2):167–175. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.3644

Table 1. Main Differences in the Design and Analytic Approach Between the US and Nordic Analyses.

Study Characteristic US Study Nordic Study
Cohort Live births Live singleton births
Exclusions Known teratogens Gestational wk ≤22 or >44
Birth weight <300 or >7000 g
Exposure window First trimester: LMP to LMP + 90 d First trimester: LMP to LMP + 97 d
Reference group No exposure from 3 mo before LMP to LMP + 90 d No exposure from LMP to LMP + 97 d
Outcome assessment First 3 mo of life First year of life, except Norway (first 3 mo of life)
Covariate assessment ICD-9 ICD-9 and ICD-10
3 mo before LMP to LMP + 90 d Maternal nonpsychiatric: 1 y before LMP to delivery
Healthcare utilization: 3 mo before LMP to LMP Maternal psychiatric: 5 y before LMP to delivery
Concomitant drug use: 90 d before LMP to LMP + 97 d
Confounding adjustment Fine stratification on the propensity score Multivariate regression

Abbreviations: ICD-9, International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision; ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision; LMP, last menstrual period.