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. 2019 Nov 18;14(11):e0225133. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225133

Table 3. Preterm birth @<32 weeks’ gestation (n = 107573).

Prescriptions Exposed n [%] Unexposed n [%] Unadjusted OR [95% CI Adjusted* OR [95% CI] Interaction term with depression variable
SSRI [any N06AB] in trimesters 2 or 3 20/1625 [1.23] 913/105,948 [0.86] 1.43 [0.92–2.24] 1.24 [0.76–2.03] 1.04(0.39–2.81)
SSRI high dose in trimesters 2 or 3 7/538 [1.3] 926/107035 [0.87] 1.51 [0.72–3.19] 1.74 [0.55–5.46] 0.69[0.17–2.82]
Antidepressant [any N06A] in trimesters 2 or 3 23/2043 [1.13] 910/105,530 [0.86] 1.31 [0.86–1.99] 1.15 [0.73–1.81] 1.31(0.73–2.34)
SSRI in trimester 1 but not in trimesters 2 or 3 25/2285 [1.09] 908/105288 [0.86] 1.27 [0.85–1.90]  0.88 [0.48–1.60] 1.09[0.54–2.20]
Antidepressant in trimester 1 but not in trimesters 2 or 3 48/4252 [1.13] 885/103,321 [0.86] 1.32 [0.99–1.77] 1.11 [0.80–1.55] 0.85[0.44–1.65]
Depression unmedicated 127/11,700 [1.09] 806 [0.84] 1.29 [1.07–1.56] 1.29[1.05–1.58] na
Depression medicated 15/1048 [1.43] 918/10,652 [0.86] 1.67[1.00–2.79] 1.63 [0.94–2.84] na
Depression diagnosed 139–142**/12,748 [1.09–1.11] 791/94,034 [0.84] OR> 1 statistically significant 1.33 [1.09–1.62] na

Exclusions, definitions and abbreviations as in Table 2

*Adjusted for parity, smoking, socio-economic status [SES] as Townsend fifth [quintile].

NNH for depression diagnosed and unmedicated 409 [227–2070].

** Numbers have been blurred to avoid revealing a number <5 in another cell.