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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Feb 4.
Published in final edited form as: R I Med J (2013). 2019 Aug 1;102(6):35–40.

Table 3.

Significant Risk Factors for Maternal Opioid Use during Pregnancy. Results of Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis

Characteristics Odds Ratio 95% CI P Value
Lower Bound Upper Bound
Mother Race White vs Black 1.65 1.32 2.06 <0.0001
Cocaine use 3.10 1.15 8.36 0.025
Tobacco use 1.44 1.12 1.86 0.005
Alcohol Use 6.38 5.02 8.10 <0.0001
Migraines 1.51 1.22 1.88 0.0002
Low back pain 1.86 1.52 2.29 <0.0001
Benzodiazepine Use 1.60 1.19 2.14 0.0019
Opioid use prior to pregnancy 4.40 3.64 5.32 <0.0001
Mother Age < 18 vs 18–24 0.26 0.13 0.54 0.0002
Mother Age 25–34 vs 18–24 1.45 1.25 1.69 <0.0001
Mother Age ≥ 35 vs 18–24 1.22 0.94 1.59 0.14
Delivery Year
2015 vs 2008 15.89 7.63 33.10 <0.0001
2014 vs 2008 14.24 6.81 29.76 <0.0001
2013 vs 2008 1.93 1.52 2.46 <0.0001
2012 vs 2008 2.64 2.10 3.31 <0.0001
2011 vs 2008 1.93 1.52 2.46 <0.0001
2010 vs 2008 0.86 0.64 1.15 0.3
2009 vs 2008 1.03 0.77 1.37 0.8