Infant healthcare utilisation by maternal randomisation status
| Vitamins (n=65) | Placebo (n=53) | Comparison (99% CI) | p Value | |
| Any cause | ||||
| Hospital admission | 17% | 19% | 0.88 (0.26 to 2.96) | 0.779 |
| ICU | 0% | 0% | ||
| A&E/outpatient ever | 86% | 72% | 2.46 (0.74 to 8.18) | 0.054 |
| A&E/outpatient (n) | 4.5 (5.8) | 1.9 (2.3) | 2.6 (0.8 to 5.1) | 0.001 |
| GP visits ever | 65 (100%) | 53 (100%) | ||
| GP visits (n) | 11.6 (8.0) | 8.4 (4.9) | 3.2 (0.2 to 6.9) | 0.009 |
| Respiratory-related | ||||
| Hospital admission | 8% | 11% | 0.65 (0.12 to 3.43) | 0.508 |
| Total hospital days | 0.3 (1.5) | 0.5 (1.7) | −0.1 (−1.1 to 0.6) | 0.671 |
| Any A&E/outpatient | 28% | 25% | 1.18 (0.36 to 3.86) | 0.722 |
| A&E outpatient (n) | 0.6 (1.4) | 0.4 (0.8) | 0.2 (−0.3 to 0.9) | 0.390 |
| GP visits (ever) | 78% | 77% | 1.07 (0.32 to 3.61) | 0.892 |
| GP visits (n) | 3.4 (3.6) | 2.3 (2.0) | 1.1 (−0.2 to 2.8) | 0.047 |
Data shown are mean (SD) or percentages as appropriate.
Comparisons are differences in means or ORs as appropriate with 99% CIs and p values for mean differences bootstrapped (10 000 replications), allowing for clustering by mother.