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Tables 4 Relative risk of eating disorders and prenatal maternal bereavement according to type of the deceased relative and time 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)

Loss of child/spouse

41

107.05

1.67

1.65(1.21–2.24)

1.53(1.13–2.08)

 12–7 months

12

93.84

1.46

1.50(0.85–2.65)

1.37(0.78–2.41)

 6–0 months

22

112.95

1.76

1.77(1.16–2.68)

1.63(1.07–2.47)

 Prenatal

7

116.01

1.81

1.58(0.75–3.32)

1.56(0.74–3.27)

Loss of other relatives

138

64.89

1.03

1.02(0.87–1.21)

1.02(0.86–1.20)

 12–7 months

41

68.69

1.10

1.10(0.81–1.48)

1.09(0.80–1.47)

 6–0 months

39

65.07

1.02

1.02(0.74–1.39)

1.01(0.74–1.38)

 Prenatal

58

62.33

0.99

0.98(0.76–1.27)

0.98(0.76–1.27)

  1. Model 1: Adjusted for country, offspring’s sex, parity, number of fetuses in the pregnancy, 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