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Table 4 The proportion of terminated pregnancies among primigravidas using psychotropic medicine 0-3 months before pregnancy, Finland 1996-2006

From: Use of psychotropic drugs before pregnancy and the risk for induced abortion: population-based register-data from Finland 1996-2006

ATC code

N05/N06

N05A

N05B

N05C

N06A

N06C

Terminated pregnancies per 100

30.1

36.0

25.7

29.1

32.1

17.9

Age

Less than 20

62.4

56.0

47.5

64.9

64.0

30.0

20-24

36.5

44.8

32.1

43.5

38.1

26.9

25-29

20.8

29.5

22.6

24.6

21.3

9.3

30-34

15.9

25.9

15.7

14.5

16.9

6.3

35-39

19.8

28.6

22.0

22.1

20.6

27.8

40 or more

22.5

4.3

20.0

27.9

23.6

60.0

Marital status

Married

3.6

6.5

3.9

4.1

3.6

0.0

Cohabiting

14.8

21.3

13.6

14.8

14.8

11.8

Single

58.0

59.1

51.4

55.2

60.4

52.6

Socioeconomic position

Upper-white collar worker

9.3

10.8

5.4

5.6

10.9

3.1

Lower-white collar worker

16.6

21.5

14.6

22.7

16.6

18.0

Blue-collar worker

19.7

25.0

17.9

18.0

21.8

6.7

Other

44.5

46.3

41.0

45.3

45.9

35.1

Crude OR

1.88

2.42

1.49

1.76

2.07

0.94

95% CI

1.78-2.00

2.05-2.86

1.31-1.69

1.47-2.12

1.94-2.20

0.60-1.46

Adjusted OR1)

1.53

1.73

1.46

1.74

1.57

1.40

95% CI

1.42-1.65

1.39-2.16

1.25-1.75

1.36-2.22

1.44-1.71

0.79-2.53

Explanation, %

40

49

1

4

47

< 0

  1. Excluding 704 induced abortions due to fetal reasons.
  2. 1) Adjusted by year, age, region, marital status and socioeconomic position.