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. 2018 Feb 24;8(2):e014972. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014972

Table 3.

Relative risk of non-chromosomal congenital anomalies by treatment of diabetes in the first trimester

Human insulin only,
N=463
Insulin analogue only,
N=311
Human insulin and insulin analogue, N=273
Major congenital anomaly
 n (%) 37 (8.0) 14 (4.5) 10 (3.7)
 Crude OR (95% CI) Reference 0.54 (0.29 to 1.01) 0.43 (0.21 to 0.89)
 Adjusted OR (95% CI)* Reference 0.56 (0.29 to 1.06) 0.44 (0.22 to 0.91)
Congenital heart defects
 n (%) 21 (4.5) 2 (0.6) 6 (2.2)
 Crude OR (95% CI) Reference 0.14 (0.03 to 0.58) 0.46 (0.18 to 1.15)
 Adjusted OR (95% CI)* Reference 0.14 (0.03 to 0.62) 0.47 (0.19 to 1.19)
Adverse outcomes†
 n (%) 42 (9.1) 21 (6.8) 19 (7.0)
 Crude OR (95% CI) Reference 0.72 (0.42 to 1.24) 0.74 (0.42 to 1.31)
 Adjusted OR (95% CI)* Reference 0.76 (0.44 to 1.33) 0.77 (0.44 to 1.36)

*Adjusted for centre as a random effect and adjusted for HbA1c value in the first trimester.

†Including major congenital anomaly or fetal deaths.

HbA1c, haemoglobin A1c.