From: Apgar score and hospitalization for epilepsy in childhood: a registry-based cohort study
Analysis cohort | N | Risk ratio for 5-minute Apgar score<7 (95% CI) | |
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Crude | Adjusted | ||
All births (up to 12 years of follow-up) | 131,853 (815 cases) | 4.3 (2.0 to 6.3) | 2.4 (1.5 to 3.8)* |
All births with follow-up restricted to the first year of life | 131,853 (217 cases) | 8.4 (4.9 to 14.4) | 4.9 (2.0 to 12.3)* |
Births 1991–2001 (maternal smoking data complete) | 62,799 (249 cases) | 4.9 (2.8 to 8.7) | 3.8 (1.9 to 7.5)# |
Births 1995–2002 (maternal smoking and parental epilepsy data complete) | 38,771 (125 cases) | 8.1 (4.0 to 16.7) | 5.2 (2.1 to 13.0)† |