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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the sample

From: Case mix adjustment of health outcomes, resource use and process indicators in childbirth care: a register-based study

Sociodemographic factors

Age (mean;sd)

30.7;5.2

Born outside the EU (%)

21.3

Key clinical factors

BMI (mean;sd)

24.5;4.7

Nulliparity

44.9 %

Previous CS

10.0 %

Non-cephalic presentation

3.5 %

Multiple birth

1.3 %

Premature (w32 + 0 - w36 + 6)

4.2 %

Complications during pregnancy

Cervical insufficiency

0.3 %

Infection of amniotic sac

0.2 %

Pre-eclampsia

3.4 %

Post-term pregnancy

5.0 %

Gestational diabetes

2.0 %

Polyhydramnios

0.5 %

Oligohydramnios

1.9 %

Placenta praevia

0.7 %

Premature rupture of membranes

1.9 %

Bleeding during pregnancy

3.0 %

Herpes

0.6 %

Intrauterine growth restriction

3.7 %

Hepatosis

0.8 %

Placental abruption

0.3 %

Comorbidities

Comorbidity indexa (mean;sd)

0.23;0.52

No comorbidity

81.3 %

  1. aThe index was calculated as the number of comorbid conditions per patient