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Table 2 Relationships between pre-pregnancy body mass index and C-section in all participants and by height group

From: Pre-pregnancy body mass index and caesarean section in Andean women in Peru: a prospective cohort study

All participants (N = 965)*

(N = 965)*

N (%)

aOR (95%CI)

Body Mass Index

  

  18.5 ≤ BMI < 25.0

495 (51.3)

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  18.5 > BMI

11 (1.1)

-

  25.0 ≤ BMI < 30.0

335 (34.7)

1.82 (1.16–2.87)

  BMI ≥ 30.0

124 (12.9)

1.85 (1.02–3.38)

Maternal height ≥ 150 cm

(N = 641)**

  

Body Mass Index

  

  18.5 ≤ BMI < 25.0

338 (52.7)

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  18.5 > BMI

8 (1.3)

-

  25.0 ≤ BMI < 30.0

220 (34.3)

2.55 (1.42–4.58)

  BMI ≥ 30.0

75 (11.7)

2.64 (1.23–5.66)

Maternal height < 150 cm

(N = 324)***

  

Body Mass Index

  

  18.5 ≤ BMI < 25.0

157 (48.5)

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  18.5 > BMI

3 (1.0)

-

  25.0 ≤ BMI < 30.0

115 (35.5)

1.02 (0.49–2.15)

  BMI ≥ 30.0

49 (15.0)

1.13 (0.43–2.98)

  1. aOR: adjusted Odds Ratio by age, parity, altitude and JUNTOS, CI: Confidence Intervals
  2. *Residual intraclass correlation (ICC)= 0.087
  3. ** ICC= 0.085
  4. *** ICC= <001