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Table 3 Odds ratios (ORs) of planned and non-planned caesarean section (CS) births associated with socioeconomic status (SES) after adjustment for delivery characteristics according to parity during 2000–2010 in Finland

From: Influence of delivery characteristics and socioeconomic status on giving birth by caesarean section – a cross sectional study during 2000–2010 in Finland

 

Model 1 crude

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

Model 6

Adjusted by maternal age

Adjusted by Model 2 + prior CSa

Adjusted by Model 2 + birth weight

Adjusted by Model 2 + smoking

Adjusted by Model 2+ prior CSa, birth weight and smoking

Planned CS

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Nulliparous women

      

SES

      

Upper white collar workers

1

1

NA

1

1

1

Lower white collar workers

0.93 (0.87-0.98)

1.13 (1.07-1.21)

 

1.13 (1.06-1.20)

1.13 (1.06-1.20)

1.12 (1.05-1.19)

Blue collar workers

0.79 (0.74-0.85)

1.14 (1.06-1.22)

 

1.13 (1.05-1.21)

1.11 (1.03-1.20)

1.11 (1.03-1.19)

Othersb

0.74 (0.70-0.80)

1.04 (0.97-1.11)

 

1.04 (0.97-1.10)

1.03 (0.97-1.10)

1.03 (0.97-1.10)

Missing information

0.76 (0.71-0.81)

1.01 (0.95-1.08)

 

1.00 (0.94-1.07)

1.00 (0.93-1.07)

0.99 (0.93-1.06)

Multiparous women

      

SES

      

Upper white collar workers

1

1

1

1

1

1

Lower white collar workers

1.03 (0.98-1.08)

1.15 (1.10-1.21)

1.17 (1.11-1.24)

1.15 (1.10-1.20)

1.14 (1.09-1.20)

1.16 (1.10-1.22)

Blue collar workers

0.96 (0.91-1.01)

1.16 (1.10-1.22)

1.18 (1.11-1.25)

1.14 (1.08-1.21)

1.13 (1.07-1.19)

1.14 (1.08-1.22)

Othersb

0.83 (0.79-0.88)

1.00 (0.95-1.05)

1.02 (0.96-1.07)

0.99 (0.94-1.04)

0.99 (0.94-1.04)

1.00 (0.95-1.06)

Missing information

0.95 (0.90-1.00)

1.12 (1.06-1.18)

1.16 (1.09-1.23)

1.11 (1.05-1.17)

1.10 (1.05-1.17)

1.14 (1.07-1.21)

Non-planned CS

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Nulliparous women

      

SES

      

Upper white collar workers

1

1

NA

1

1

1

Lower white collar workers

0.96 (0.92-1.00)

1.13 (1.08-1.18)

 

1.13 (1.08-1.18)

1.12 (1.07-1.17)

1.12 (1.07-1.17)

Blue collar workers

0.92 (0.87-0.96)

1.23 (1.17-1.29)

 

1.22 (1.16-1.29)

1.19 (1.13-1.25)

1.19 (1.13-1.25)

Othersb

0.77 (0.73-0.80)

1.01 (0.97-1.06)

 

1.01 (0.96-1.05)

1.00 (0.96-1.05)

1.00 (0.96-1.05)

Missing information

0.87 (0.83-0.91)

1.10 (1.05-1.15)

 

1.10 (1.05-1.15)

1.09 (1.03-1.14)

1.08 (1.03-1.13)

Multiparous women

      

SES

      

Upper white collar workers

1

1

1

1

1

1

Lower white collar workers

1.04 (0.99-1.10)

1.14 (1.08-1.20)

1.15 (1.09-1.22)

1.12 (1.06-1.18)

1.12 (1.06-1.19)

1.12 (1.06-1.19)

Blue collar workers

1.09 (1.02-1.15)

1.26 (1.18-1.33)

1.29 (1.21-1.37)

1.20 (1.13-1.27)

1.21 (1.14-1.29)

1.22 (1.14-1.30)

Othersb

0.87 (0.82-0.92)

1.00 (0.94-1.06)

1.01 (0.96-1.08)

0.97 (0.91-1.03)

0.98 (0.93-1.04)

0.98 (0.92-1.04)

Missing information

1.04 (0.98-1.10)

1.18 (1.11-1.25)

1.20 (1.12-1.28)

1.12 (1.06-1.19)

1.16 (1.09-1.23)

1.14 (1.06-1.21)

  1. NA = not applicable, a Prior CS birth adjusted only in multiparous women.
  2. bOthers comprised entrepreneurs, students, retired women, unemployed women, housewives and all unclassifiable cases.