Table 1
Number of women enrolled, excluded, and analyzed; and exposure per cohort

Women No. at baseline (%) Women-years (%)
enrolled* 59,510    /
excluded** 836    /
analyzed 58,674     (100.0%) 142,475     (100.00%)
of which
DRSP

16,534     (28.2%)

28,621       (20.1%)
LNG 15,428     (26.3%) 31,415       (22.0%)
Other OCs 26,341     (44.9%) 52,623       (36.9%)
NOHC 371          (0.6%) 4,049         (2.8%)
No use   /                / 25,767       (18.1%)

* by study centers
** Women who: 1) refused to sign informed consent form, 2) were enrolled two or more times by one or more study centers, 3) continued their old OC (long-term users), or 4) did not start OC use

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