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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 17.
Published in final edited form as: Epidemiology. 2014 Nov;25(6):811–822. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000141

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


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)
a

Studies include: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, France, US CCG, US NCCLS (2003–2008)

b

Studies include: Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, US NCCLS (2003–2008)

c

Pooled OR adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, parental education, and study

d

Reference category

e

May or may not include preconception use