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Table 2 Characteristics of study populations

From: Caesarean deliveries in China

Variable

All (n = 112138) n (%)

Tertiary hospital (n = 79631) n (%)

Secondary hospital (n = 32507) n (%)

X 2

p

Maternal age (years)

   

<0.001

 (Years)

29 (26–31)

26 (23–30)

  

   ≤ 24

25734 (23.1)

12950 (16.4)

12784 (39.7)

  

  25–34

74355 (66.8)

57536 (72.8)

16819 (52.2)

  

   ≥ 35

11197 (10.1)

8583 (10.9)

2614 (8.1)

  

Maternal education level

   

<0.001

 College or above

55473 (51.3)

46093 (59.0)

9380 (31.3)

  

 High school

29935 (27.7)

20411 (26.1)

9524 (31.8)

  

 Primary school

22468 (20.8)

11442 (14.6)

11026 (36.8)

  

 Illiteracy

258 (0.2)

214 (0.3)

44 (0.1)

  

Residents

77661 (69.3)

56595 (71.1)

21066 (64.8)

425.80

<0.001

Obesity

15980 (17.4)

12512 (19.0)

3468 (13.2)

1584.92

<0.001

Primiparous

90971 (81.1)

66827 (83.9)

24144 (74.3)

1403.10

<0.001

Previous bad obstetric history

1084 (1.0)

952 (1.2)

132 (0.4)

150.28

<0.001

Male infants

61345 (54.7)

43028 (54.3)

18137 (55.8)

28.84

<0.001

Multiple fetus

1918 (1.7)

1771 (2.2)

147 (0.5)

431.05

<0.001

GDM/DM

5344 (4.8)

5024 (6.3)

320 (1.0)

1442.08

<0.001

HDCP

5357 (4.8)

4594 (5.8)

763 (2.3)

594.21

<0.001

Preeclampsia/eclampsia

4137 (3.7)

3650 (4.6)

487 (1.5)

618.52

<0.001

PROM

17078 (15.2)

13965 (17.5)

3113 (9.6)

1133.14

<0.001

Preterm birth

9014 (8.0)

8156 (10.2)

858 (2.6)

1805.02

<0.001

Late pregnancy bleeding

2364 (2.1)

2127 (2.7)

237 (0.7)

421.85

<0.001

oligohydrammios

4200 (3.7)

2938 (3.7)

1262 (1.6)

2.37

0.12

Fetus weight ≥ 4000 g

7366 (6.7)

5075 (6.5)

2291 (7.1)

14.38

<0.001

  1. Quantitative variables of age are expressed as median (25th percentile–75th percentile)
  2. 852 missing cases for maternal age; 4004 missing cases for maternal education, 20187 missing cases for maternal BMI;, 2071 missing cases for neonatal weight
  3. IVF-ET In Vitro Fertilization Pre-Embryo Transfer, PROM Preterm Rupture Of Membranes, HDCP Hypertension Disorder Complicating Pregnancy