Table 1: Characteristics of women with a live birth in British Columbia between 2002 and 2011, by postpartum domperidone use
CharacteristicGroup, no. (%)*Unadjusted OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR†(95% CI)
Did not fill a domperidone prescription, n = 274 833Filled 1 domperidone prescription, n = 45 518
Age, yr
< 2536 196 (13.2)4707 (10.3)RefRef
25-2972 928 (26.5)10 552 (23.2)1.11 (1.07-1.16)1.22 (1.16-1.27)
30-3494 811 (34.5)15 990 (35.1)1.30 (1.25-1.34)1.51 (1.44-1.58)
35-3957 116 (20.8)11 000 (24.2)1.48 (1.42-1.54)1.79 (1.70-1.87)
4013 782 (5.0)3269 (7.2)1.82 (1.73-1.92)2.22 (2.08-2.36)
Body mass index
< 18.5 (underweight)10 869 (4.0)1492 (3.3)0.91 (0.86-0.97)0.95 (0.89-1.01)
18.5-24.9 (normal)126 799 (46.1)19 032 (41.8)RefRef
25.0-29.9 (overweight)42 309 (15.4)7810 (17.2)1.23 (1.19-1.27)1.25 (1.21-1.29)
30 (obese)22 724 (8.3)5739 (12.6)1.68 (1.62-1.74)1.72 (1.66-1.78)
Unknown72 132 (26.2)11 445 (25.1)
Smoker
No250 149 (91.0)41 513 (91.2)RefRef
Yes24 684 (9.0)4005 (8.8)0.98 (0.94-1.01)1.06 (1.01-1.11)
Income quintile
Lowest56 255 (20.5)8225 (18.1)0.82 (0.79-0.84)0.90 (0.87-0.94)
2nd54 813 (19.9)9119 (20.0)0.93 (0.90-0.96)1.01 (0.97-1.05)
3rd54 909 (20.0)8942 (19.6)0.91 (0.88-0 94)0.97 (0.93-1.01)
4th54 543 (19.8)9488 (20.8)0.97 (0.94-1.00)1.02 (0.99-1.06)
Highest54 107 (19.7)9706 (21.3)RefRef
Chronic disease
No167 129 (60.8)24 555 (53.9)RefRef
Yes107 704 (39.2)20 963 (46.1)1.32 (1.30-1.35)1.26 (1.23-1.29)
Parity
0116 294 (42.3)26 328 (57.8)RefRef
1158 539 (57.7)19 190 (42.2)0.53 (0.52-0.55)0.48 (0.47-0.49)
Pregnancy type
Singleton271 298 (98.7)43 863 (96.4)RefRef
Mutiples3535 (1.3)1655 (3.6)2.90 (2.73-3.07)1.72 (1.59-1.86)
Gestation, wk
< 36 (preterm)19 887 (7.2)6502 (14.3)2.14 (2.08-2.21)1.83 (1.76-1.90)
37 (term)254 616 (92.6)38 963 (85.6)RefRef
Mean ± SD38.8 ± 1.938.3 ± 2.5
Delivery mode
Vaginal194 204 (70.7)28 231 (62.0)RefRef
Cesarian80 629 (29.3)17 287 (38.0)1.48 (1.44-1.50)1.20 (1.17-1.24)

Note: BMI = body mass index, CI = confidence interval, OR = odds ratio.

*Unless stated otherwise.

†Adjusted for age, BMI, smoking status, income, chronic disease, parity, pregnancy type, gestational age and delivery mode.