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Table 3 Multivariate analysis of risk factors for intra-abdominal infection

From: Intra-abdominal infection (IAI) following cesarean section: a retrospective study in a tertiary referral hospital in Egypt

Variables

Adjusted Odds ratio (AOR)

(95% CI)

P value

(Sig.)

Age (≥ 35 years)

0.89 (0.68–1.67)

0.192NS

Parity (> 4)

0.86 (0.72–1.78)

0.413NS

Gestational age (<  37 wks.)

0.52 (0.66–1.42)

0.522NS

Type of the CS (Emergency)

2.24 (1.78–3.29)

0.016*

Duration of CS (> 1 h)

3.42 (2.45–5.23)

0.005**

Blood loss (>  1000 ml)

2.86 (2.04–3.92)

0.011*

Duration of labor (≥24 h.)

1.76 (1.26–2.27)

0.034*

Chorioamnionitis

9.54 (6.15–16.2)

≤ 0.001**

PROM

7.54 (5.69–10.24)

≤ 0.001**

No ANC visits

3.14 (2.14–4.26)

0.003**

Obesity

0.75 (0.61–1.47)

0.631

Diabetes Mellitus

1.68 (1.11–2.39)

0.021*

  1. NS = Not significant