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Table 2 Risk of OASI in first, second and third live, singleton, vaginal births at term

From: Risk of obstetric anal sphincter injury increases with maternal age irrespective of parity: a population-based register study

Variables

 

1st births1

  

2nd births2

  

3rd births2

 

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

n = 436,670

(n = 412,442)

(n = 412,442)

n = 379,787

(n = 350,986)

(n = 350,982)

(n = 140,102)

(n = 128,668)

(n = 128,668)

Adj OR (95% CI)

Adj OR (95% CI)

Adj OR (95% CI)

Adj OR (95% CI)

Adj OR (95% CI)

Adj OR (95% CI)

Adj OR (95% CI)

Adj OR (95% CI)

Adj OR (95% CI)

Maternal age (years)

  < 25

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 25–29

1.75 (1.69–1.82)

1.66 (1.59–1.72)

1.56 (1.50–1.62)

2.05 (1.83–2.29)

1.78 (1.58–2.01)

1.73 (1.53–1.95)

1.29 (0.83–1.99)

1.09 (0.67–1.77)

1.07 (0.66–1.73)

 30–34

2.05 (1.98–2.13)

1.94 (1.86–2.02)

1.74 (1.67–1.81)

2.84 (2.55–3.16)

2.30 (2.04–2.59)

2.18 (1.93–2.46)

1.90 (1.25–2.89)

1.60 (1.00–2.56)

1.51 (0.94–2.42)

  ≥ 35

2.01 (1.92–2.11)

1.95 (1.85–2.05)

1.64 (1.56–1.73)

3.18 (2.84–3.55)

2.54 (2.24–2.87)

2.32 (2.05–2.63)

2.64 (1.74–4.01)

2.16 (1.34–3.46)

1.97 (1.23–3.16)

Year of delivery

 1999–2004

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 2005–2011

0.88 (0.86–0.90)

0.89 (0.87–0.91)

0.88 (0.86–0.90)

0.88 (0.84–0.91)

0.85 (0.82–0.89)

0.85 (0.81–0.89)

0.77 (0.68–0.86)

0.79 (0.70–0.89)

0.80 (0.71–0.90)

Education

 Elementary: 9 ≤ years

 

0.83 (0.78–0.87)

0.84 (0.79–0.89)

 

0.92 (0.83–1.02)

0.92 (0.84–1.02)

 

1.02 (0.83–1.26)

1.01 (0.82–1.25)

 High school

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 College or university

 

1.08 (1.05–1.12)

1.10 (1.07–1.13)

 

1.01 (0.96–1.06)

1.03 (0.98–1.08)

 

0.97 (0.85–1.11)

0.97 (0.85–1.11)

Country/Region of birth

 Sweden

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 Asia

 

1.66 (1.58–1.74)

1.58 (1.50–1.65)

 

1.40 (1.28–1.54)

1.36 (1.24–1.49)

 

1.43 (1.15–1.78)

1.40 (1.13–1.74)

 Africa

 

2.01 (1.85–2.20)

1.96 (1.79–2.14)

 

1.76 (1.50–2.06)

1.71 (1.45–2.00)

 

2.14 (1.58–2.88)

2.05 (1.52–2.77)

 Other

 

0.93 (0.89–0.97)

0.93 (0.88–0.97)

 

0.95 (0.87–1.03)

0.95 (0.87–1.04)

 

0.92 (0.73–1.17)

0.94 (0.74–1.18)

Smoking in early pregnancy

 No

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 Yes

 

0.81 (0.76–0.86)

0.81 (0.76–0.86)

 

0.88 (0.78–0.98)

0.87 (0.77–0.97)

 

0.96 (0.75–1.22)

0.93 (0.73–1.18)

BMI

 Low: <18.5

 

1.23 (1.14–1.33)

1.22 (1.13–1.31)

 

1.28 (1.08–1.52)

1.28 (1.08–1.51)

 

0.71 (0.35–1.43)

0.71 (0.35–1.44)

 Normal weight: 18.5–24.9

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 Overweight: 25–29.9

 

0.96 (0.93–0.99)

0.95 (0.92–0.99)

 

1.00 (0.94–1.05)

0.99 (0.94–1.05)

 

0.92 (0.80–1.06)

0.92 (0.80–1.06)

 Obese: ≥ 30

 

0.90 (0.85–0.94)

0.90 (0.86–0.95)

 

0.96 (0.89–1.03)

0.96 (0.89–1.04)

 

0.79 (0.65–0.97)

0.79 (0.64–0.97)

Infant birthweight (g)

  < 3000

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 3000–3499

 

1.70 (1.61–1.81)

1.69 (1.60–1.80)

 

1.45 (1.25–1.67)

1.44 (1.25–1.67)

 

1.02 (0.68–1.53)

1.02 (0.68–1.54)

 3500–3999

 

2.98 (2.81–3.16)

2.88 (2.72–3.05)

 

2.53 (2.20–2.91)

2.50 (2.17–2.87)

 

2.40 (1.64–3.51)

2.38 (1.62–3.48)

 4000–4499

 

5.08 (4.78–5.40)

4.69 (4.41–4.98)

 

4.25 (3.69–4.90)

4.09 (3.55–4.72)

 

3.97 (2.70–5.83)

3.84 (2.61–5.65)

  ≥ 4500

 

8.51 (7.86–9.20)

7.62 (7.04–8.25)

 

7.39 (6.34–8.61)

7.01 (6.01–8.17)

 

8.17 (5.48–12.16)

7.70 (5.16–11.49)

Presentation

 Occiput anterior

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 Occiput posterior

 

1.89 (1.78–2.00)

1.43 (1.35–1.51)

 

1.92 (1.74–2.12)

1.59 (1.44–1.76)

 

2.00 (1.55–2.59)

1.58 (1.22–2.06)

 Breech

 

0.87 (0.76–0.99)

1.06 (0.93–1.22)

 

1.20 (0.72–2.02)

1.26 (0.75–2.12)

 

1.34 (0.33–5.40)

1.34 (0.33–5.42)

 Other

 

1.11 (1.04–1.18)

1.03 (0.97–1.11)

 

1.24 (1.09–1.41)

1.22 (1.07–1.38)

 

1.72 (1.30–2.28)

1.70 (1.29–2.25)

History of OASI in 1st pregnancy3

 No

    

1

1

   

 Yes

    

4.38 (4.08–4.70)

4.38 (4.09–4.70)

   

History of cesarean section 1st pregnancy3

 No

    

1

1

   

 Yes

    

7.14 (6.77–7.53)

5.46 (5.14–5.80)

   

History of OASI in 2nd pregnancy4

 No

       

1

1

 Yes

       

8.92 (7.28–10.90)

8.62 (7.01–10.61)

History of cesarean section 2nd pregnancy4

 No

       

1

1

 Yes

       

3.29 (2.45–4.41)

2.93 (2.18–3.95)

Diabetes

 No

  

1

  

1

  

1

 Yes

  

0.98 (0.79–1.21)

  

1.35 (1.04–1.73)

  

0.98 (0.48–2.02)

Epidural analgesia

 No

  

1

  

1

  

1

 Yes

  

0.93 (0.90–0.95)

  

1.09 (1.03–1.15)

  

1.10 (0.93–1.29)

Episiotomy

 No

  

1

  

1

  

1

 Yes

  

0.89 (0.87–0.92)

  

1.04 (0.96–1.13)

  

1.34 (1.01–1.77)

Vacuum extraction or forceps

 No

  

1

  

1

  

1

 Yes

  

2.87 (2.80–2.95)

  

2.82 (2.63–3.02)

  

4.07 (3.33–4.99)

  1. Adjusted Odds Ratio (OR) with 95% Confidence Interval (CI) in three different models: all variables included in the respective model presented
  2. 1Multiple imputation of missing values in BMI
  3. 2Multiple imputation of missing values in BMI, OASI in previous birth, and cesarean section in previous birth
  4. 3Only second births
  5. 4Only third births
  6. The following factors included in Model 3 were not statistically significant in any of the three parity groups, and are not shown in the table: pregestational hypertension, gestational diabetes and preeclampsia