Table 5. Risk of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Associated with Use of Vitamin and Folic Acid Supplementation Before and by Trimester During Pregnancy: Subsets of Childhood Leukemia International Consortium Studies.
Use Before and During Pregnancy | Vitamins (7 Studies)a | Folic Acid (5 Studies)b | ||||||
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No. Controls (n=6098) | No. Cases (n=4020) | OR | (95% CI)c | No. Controls (n=3608) | No. Cases(n=1898) | OR | (95% CI)c | |
Nod | 2235 | 1183 | 1.00 | 2326 | 1096 | 1.00 | ||
Yes | 3863 | 2837 | 0.78 | (0.69–0.88) | 1282 | 802 | 0.78 | (0.67–0.91) |
Preconception only | 41 | 29 | 0.85 | (0.51–1.39) | 21 | 12 | 1.05 | (0.51–2.18) |
Trimester 1e | 288 | 151 | 0.79 | (0.63–0.99) | 268 | 132 | 0.80 | (0.63–1.03) |
Trimester 2/3e | 445 | 330 | 0.86 | (0.72–1.03) | 270 | 145 | 0.66 | (0.52–0.84) |
Trimester 1/2/3e | 3089 | 2327 | 0.75 | (0.66–0.85) | 723 | 513 | 0.82 | (0.69–0.98) |
Studies include: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, France, US CCG, US NCCLS (2003–2008)
Studies include: Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, US NCCLS (2003–2008)
Pooled OR adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, parental education, and study
Reference category
May or may not include preconception use