Table 5 Relative risk of eating disorders and prenatal maternal bereavement stratified on sex of children

Unexposed

4,197

55.84

1.00(ref)

5,027

70.54

1.00(ref)

Any exposed

86

67.10

1.16(0.94–1.43)

93

75.74

1.05(0.86–1.29)

 12–7 months

26

70.16

1.24(0.85–1.81)

27

76.23

1.05(0.72–1.54)

 6–0 months

34

84.30

1.44(1.03–2.02)

27

69.09

0.94(0.65–1.38)

 Prenatal

26

51.20

0.88(0.60–1.29)

39

80.76

1.14(0.84–1.56)

  1st trimester

10

67.51

1.13(0.61–2.11)

13

91.07

1.24(0.72–2.13)

  2nd trimester

9

43.45

0.72(0.38–1.39)

17

85.78

1.23(0.77–1.95)

  3rd trimester

7

45.87

0.83(0.40–1.75)

9

63.37

0.92(0.48–1.76)

Child/spouse

20

103.91

1.69(1.09–2.63)

21

110.22

1.41(0.92–2.16)

 12–7 months

4

62.82

1.03(0.39–2.75)

8

124.61

1.76(0.82–3.30)

 6–0 months

13

133.11

2.21(1.28–3.82)

9

92.66

1.18(0.61–2.27)

 Prenatal

3

96.34

1.45(0.47–4.51)

4

136.99

1.65(0.62–4.39)

Other relatives

66

60.59

1.06(0.83–1.35)

72

69.40

0.98(0.78–1.24)

 12–7 months

22

71.68

1.28(0.85–1.93)

19

65.52

0.91(0.58–1.44)

 6–0 months

21

68.71

1.19(0.77–1.82)

18

61.29

0.86(0.54–1.36)

 Prenatal

23

48.25

0.83(0.55–1.26)

35

77.14

1.11(0.80–1.54)

Unexpected causes

10

66.31

1.13(0.63–2.05)

11

76.20

0.94(0.52–1.70)

 12–7 months

2

44.68

1.04(0.33–3.22)

5

124.50

1.68(0.70–4.04)

 6–0 months

4

80.73

1.24(0.47–3.31)

–

–

–

 Prenatal

4

70.80

1.06(0.40–2.84)

6

106.33

1.43(0.64–3.18)

Other causes

76

67.52

1.17(0.93–1.46)

82

76.05

1.07(0.86–1.33)

 12–7 months

24

73.96

1.26(0.85–1.89)

22

70.38

0.98(0.65–1.50)

 6–0 months

30

85.27

1.47(1.03–2.10)

27

79.07

1.09(0.74–1.59)

 Prenatal

22

48.96

0.85(0.56–1.29)

33

77.80

1.12(0.80–1.57)