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Table 1 Characteristics of primipara between 1995 and 2019

From: Trends in cesarean delivery rates in primipara and the associated factors

Variables

VD

CD

Total

P-value

Maternal

Year

   

< 0.0001

 19951999

6725 (6.9)

2825 (3.5)

9550 (5.4)

 

 20002004

6525 (6.7)

5165 (6.5)

11,690 (6.6)

 

 20052009

13,266 (13.6)

15,933 (19.9)

29,199 (16.4)

 

 20102014

28,931 (29.6)

26,324 (32.9)

55,255 (31.1)

 

 20152019

42,315 (43.3)

29,659 (37.1)

71,974 (40.5)

 

Season

   

< 0.0001

 Spring

23,396 (23.9)

19,993 (25.0)

43,389 (24.4)

 

 Summer

25,272 (25.9)

20,525 (25.7)

45,797 (25.8)

 

 Autumn

25,774 (26.4)

20,283 (25.4)

46,057 (25.9)

 

 Winter

23,320 (23.9)

19,105 (23.9)

42,425 (23.9)

 

Age (years)

   

< 0.0001

 < 20

429 (0.4)

187 (0.2)

616 (0.4)

 

 2024

15,747 (16.1)

8587 (10.8)

24,334 (13.7)

 

 2529

61,980 (63.4)

45,060 (56.4)

107,040 (60.3)

 

 3034

18,398 (18.8)

21,831 (27.3)

40,229 (22.6)

 

 > 34

1208 (1.2)

4241 (5.3)

5449 (3.1)

 

GDP per capita (¥)

   

< 0.0001

 < 30,000

14,976 (15.3)

9896 (12.4)

24,872 (14.0)

 

 30,00060,000

15,781 (16.1)

19,079 (23.9)

34,860 (19.6)

 

 60,00090,000

16,924 (17.3)

15,111 (18.9)

32,035 (18.0)

 

 90,000120,000

24,722 (25.3)

16,735 (20.9)

41,457 (23.3)

 

 > 120,000

25,359 (25.9)

19,085 (23.9)

44,444 (25.0)

 

Gestational age (weeks)

  

< 0.0001

 < 37

5455 (5.6)

7146 (8.9)

12,601 (7.1)

 

 37–41

91,826 (93.9)

72,296 (90.5)

164,122 (92.4)

 

 > 41

481 (0.5)

464 (0.6)

945 (0.5)

 

Gravidity

   

< 0.0001

 1

65,608 (67.1)

48,327 (60.5)

113,935 (64.1)

 

 2–3

29,936 (30.6)

28,185 (35.3)

58,121 (32.7)

 

 > 3

2218 (2.3)

3394 (4.3)

5612 (3.2)

 

Fetus number

   

< 0.0001

 Singleton

97,588 (99.8)

77,754 (97.3)

175,342 (98.7)

 

 Multiparous

174 (0.2)

2152 (2.7)

2326 (1.3)

 

Complications

   

< 0.0001

 Yes

21,355 (21.8)

36,803 (46.1)

58,158 (32.7)

 

 No/Unclassified

76,407 (78.2)

43,103 (53.9)

119,510 (67.3)

 

Neonatal

Position

   

< 0.0001

 Head

97,075 (99.5)

69,374 (89.2)

166,449 (94.9)

 

 Breech

202 (0.2)

7723 (9.9)

7925 (4.5)

 

 Other

21 (0)

226 (0.3)

247 (0.1)

 

 Unclassified

290 (0.3)

431 (0.6)

721 (0.4)

 

Sex

   

< 0.0001

 Male

49,846 (51.1)

41,537 (53.4)

91,383 (52.1)

 

 Female

47,730 (48.9)

36,212 (46.6)

83,942 (47.9)

 

 Unclassified

12 (0)

5 (0)

17 (0)

 

Weight (g)

   

< 0.0001

 10001500

327 (0.3)

260 (0.3)

587 (0.3)

 

 15002499

3173 (3.3)

3910 (5.0)

7083 (4.0)

 

 25003999

90,850 (93.1)

65,328 (84.0)

156,178 (89.1)

 

 40004499

3116 (3.2)

7290 (9.4)

10,406 (5.9)

 

 > 4499

122 (0.1)

966 (1.2)

1088 (0.6)

 
  1. Abbreviations: VD Vaginal delivery, CD Cesarean delivery