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Table 6 Logistic regression identifying predictive factors of caesarean section

From: Caesarean section – an appraisal of some predictive factors in Lagos Nigeria

 

B - coefficient

Standard error

Odds ratio

95% CI of OR

p-value

Age of mother

-0.014

0.541

0.986

0.342 - 2.845

.979

Parity

1.458

0.346

4.297

2.181 - 8.464

.000

Height of mother

0.909

0.370

2.482

1.202 - 5.124

.014

Maternal Weight

-1.113

0.269

0.329

0.194 - 0.557

.000

Birth weight

-1.357

0.536

0.257

0.090 - 0.735

.011

Previous Caesarean section

-3.654

0.491

0.026

0.010 - 0.068

.000

Antepartum Bleeding

2.075

0.929

7.968

1.290 - 49.213

.025

Constant

-2.077

1.263

0.125

 

.000

  1. CI = confidence interval, OR = Odds ratio.