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Table 3 Association between maternal origin and cesarean delivery before labor in the Robson 5A category (n = 318)

From: Differential rates of cesarean delivery by maternal geographical origin: a cohort study in France

Variable

Cesarean delivery before labor versus trial of labor

OR [95% CI]

aORa [95% CI]

aORb [95% CI]

Group

 Fr

1

1

1

 SSA

1.95 [1.09–3.50]

2.30 [1.12–4.71]

1.45 [0.63–3.31]

Maternal age (years) c

 

1.06 [1.00–1.13]

1.07 [1.00–1.14]

Body mass index (kg/m2)c

 

1.04 [0.98–1.10]

1.03 [0.98–1.09]

Parity

 0–1

 

1

1

 ≥ 2

 

0.24 [0.11–0.51]

0.23 [0.11–0.51]

Medical risk level at the beginning of pregnancyd

 Low

 

1

1

 High

 

1.49 [0.78–2.84]

1.55 [0.80–3.01]

Adequacy of prenatal care utilizationd

 Inadequate

 

3.76 [1.40–10.10]

3.68 [1.34–10.06]

 Intermediate

 

1.02 [0.27–3.89]

1.05 [0.27–4.16]

 Adequate

 

1

1

 Adequate plus

 

1.70 [0.60–4.80]

1.73 [0.60–4.99]

Estimation of fetal weightd

 Normal or small for gestational age

 

1

1

 Large for gestational age

 

1.87 [0.40–8.72]

1.88 [0.40–8.86]

Complications during pregnancyd

 No

 

1

1

 Yes

 

2.29 [0.99–5.31]

2.30 [0.98–5.43]

Social deprivationd

 No

  

1

 Yes

  

2.43 [1.14–5.18]

  1. Abbreviations: OR odds-ratio, aOR adjusted OR, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, Fr group women born in mainland France and originally from mainland France, SSA group women born in Sub-Saharan Africa and originally from Sub-Saharan Africa. Statistically significant results appear in boldface
  2. aLogistic regression models including all variables in the column (except social deprivation) + maternity unit of delivery; imputed data
  3. bLogistic regression models including all variables in the column + maternity unit of delivery; imputed data
  4. cContinuous variables
  5. dSee definitions in Table 1