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Tables 3 Relative risk of eating disorders and prenatal maternal bereavement according to cause of death and timing of exposure

From: Prenatal maternal bereavement and risk of eating disorders in infants and toddlers: a population-based cohort study

Exposure category

Cases

Incidence rate (1/100,000)

Crude IRR

Adjusted IRR (95 % CI)Model 1

Adjusted IRR (95 % CI)Model 2

Unexposed

9,225

63.00

1.00(ref)

1.00(ref)

1.00(ref)

Unexpected causes

21

71.15

1.17

1.05(0.69–1.59)

1.03(0.68–1.56)

 12–7 months

7

82.44

1.43

1.34(0.67–2.69)

1.29(0.67–2.68)

 6–0 months

4

41.11

0.62

0.58(0.22–1.54)

0.56(0.21–1.50)

 Prenatal

10

88.55

1.33

1.18(0.64–2.20)

1.18(0.64–2.20)

Other causes

158

71.69

1.13

1.13(0.97–1.33)

1.12(0.95–1.31)

 12–7 months

46

72.20

1.13

1.14(0.85–1.52)

1.11(0.83–1.49)

 6–0 months

57

82.22

1.28

1.30(1.00–1.68)

1.26(0.97–1.63)

 Prenatal

55

62.97

1.00

1.00(0.77–1.30)

1.00(0.76–1.29)

  1. Model 1: Adjusted for country, offspring’s sex, parity, number of fetuses in the delivery, paternal age, maternal age, maternal countries of origin, family history of psychiatric disorders, maternal education and calendar year of follow up
  2. Model 2: Adjusted for gestational age and birth weight in addition to the variables from Model 1
  3. IRR incidence rate ratio, CI confidence intervals