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. 2022 Dec 20;20:492. doi: 10.1186/s12916-022-02673-x

Table 4.

Association between the use of PPI and maternal and neonatal outcomes presented as the odds ratio of having the outcome compared to non-users

PPI use Pre-eclampsia GDM Preterm AS5min < 7 SGA LGA
Number of prescriptions
2 1.21 (1.09–1.36) 1.24 (1.07–1.44) 1.11 (1.01–1.23) 1.00 (0.83–1.21) 1.31 (1.14–1.49) 0.81 (0.71–0.92)
3 1.30 (1.11–1.52) 1.35 (1.10–1.67) 1.56 (1.37–1.78) 1.07 (0.81–1.40) 1.19 (0.97–1.47) 0.85 (0.71–1.03)
 ≥ 4 1.05 (0.89–1.24) 1.32 (1.10–1.59) 1.19 (1.03–1.36) 1.19 (0.93–1.53) 1.28 (1.05–1.56) 0.87 (0.74–1.02)
Number of weeks
0–12 1.34 (1.16–1.54) 1.38 (1.14–1.68) 1.06 (0.93–1.21) 1.02 (0.79–1.32) 1.14 (0.94–1.37) 0.82 (0.69–0.97)
12–20 1.19 (1.00–1.42) 1.41 (1.14–1.75) 1.29 (1.12–1.49) 1.01 (0.75–1.37) 1.29 (1.05–1.60) 0.92 (0.77–1.11)
20–36 1.23 (1.05–1.43) 1.14 (0.92–1.40) 1.16 (1.01–1.34) 0.96 (0.73–1.28) 1.45 (1.20–1.74) 0.79 (0.66–0.95)
 > 36 1.01 (0.86–1.18) 1.26 (1.04–1.52) 1.45 (1.27–1.65) 1.24 (0.98–1.57) 1.25 (1.03–1.52) 0.83 (0.70–0.98)

Abbreviations: AS5min, Apgar score 5 min after birth; DDD, defined daily doses; GDM, gestational diabetes; LGA, large for gestational age; PPI, proton pump inhibitor; SGA, small for gestational age