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Table 3 Chance of an emergency caesarean section, by migration status and education, adjusted for clinically relevant variables, Bielefeld, Germany, 2013–16

From: Socioeconomic and migration status as predictors of emergency caesarean section: a birth cohort study

Main effect

Adjusted odds ratio (aOR)

95% confidence interval (CI)

p-value

Age groups (ref = 30–34)

 18–24

0.92

0.46

1.83

0.818

 25–29

0.57

0.36

0.90

0.016

 35–49

0.99

0.65

1.50

0.955

Risk pregnancy (ref = no)

1.39

0.99

1.95

0.057

Primipara (ref = no)

2.44

1.71

3.48

0.000

Migration status (ref = non migrant)

 1st generation migrant

1.08

0.72

1.61

0.930

 2nd/3rd generation woman

0.78

0.42

1.43

0.422

Education level (ref = Bachelor degree (or equivalent) and above)

 High school

0.85

0.48

1.51

0.583

 Vocational training/apprenticeship

1.04

0.71

1.52

0.840