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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 16.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Intern Med. 2021 Jan 26;174(5):595–601. doi: 10.7326/M20-0469

Table 2.

Intent to treat and adherence adjusted effects of low-dose aspirin on hCG detected pregnancy, live birth, and pregnancy loss among 1,227 women in the EAGeR Trial, 2006-2012. Adherence was defined as following protocol (take low dose aspirin or take placebo) 5/7 days per week.

Risk RD* (95% CI) RR (95% CI)
Intent to Treat
Assigned to Placebo
  Live Birth (ref) 0.48 - -
  Pregnancy Loss (ref) 0.15 - -
  hCG-Pregnancy (ref) 0.62 - -
Assigned to Aspirin
  Live Birth 0.50 3.51 (−2.13, 9.21) 1.08 (0.94, 1.19)
  Pregnancy Loss 0.16 0.74 (−3.09, 4.68) 1.05 (0.74, 1.29)
  hCG-Pregnancy 0.66 4.25 (−1.18, 9.56) 1.07 (0.97, 1.15)
Per Protocol
Placebo Throughout
  Live Birth (ref) 0.43 - -
  Pregnancy Loss (ref) 0.20 - -
  hCG-Pregnancy (ref) 0.65 - -
Aspirin Throughout
  Live Birth 0.58 14.50 (7.65, 21.15) 1.33 (1.08, 1.64)
  Pregnancy Loss 0.14 −6.10 (−12.00, −0.20) 0.69 (0.50, 0.95)
  hCG-Pregnancy 0.73 7.80 (4.64, 10.96) 1.12 (1.02, 1.23)
Start at 6 Weeks
  Live Birth 0.49 5.90 (0.23, 11.75)) 1.14 (1.03, 1.26)
  Pregnancy Loss 0.14 −5.95 (−12.93, 1.03) 0.70 (0.47, 1.04)
  hCG-Pregnancy 0.63 −1.40 (−5.34, 2.54) 0.98 (0.92, 1.04)
Start at 8 Weeks
  Live Birth 0.50 6.45 (1.34, 11.56) 1.15 (0.83, 1.59)
  Pregnancy Loss 0.14 −5.35 (−15.70, 5.00) 0.73 (0.52, 1.03)
  hCG-Pregnancy 0.65 0.10 (−4.69, 4.89) 1.00 (0.92, 1.08)
Start at 12 Weeks
  Live Birth 0.49 5.95 (−0.72, 12.62) 1.14 (0.83, 1.57)
  Pregnancy Loss 0.17 −3.10 (−13.96, 7.76) 0.84 (0.59, 1.21)
  hCG-Pregnancy 0.66 1.60 (−3.12, 6.32) 1.02 (0.92, 1.13)
Start at 20 Weeks
  Live Birth 0.47 3.85 (−1.92, 9.62) 1.09 (0.90, 1.32)
  Pregnancy Loss 0.18 −1.35 (−11.83, 9.13) 0.93 (0.65, 1.33)
  hCG-Pregnancy 0.66 1.30 (−4.32, 6.92) 1.02 (0.86, 1.21)

Abbreviations: RD, risk difference; RR, risk ratio; hCG, human chorionic gonadotropin.