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Table 4 Chance of an emergency caesarean section, by migration status, education and income, 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

0.72

0.35

1.48

0.367

 25–29

0.52

0.33

0.83

0.006

 35–49

1.03

0.67

1.56

0.899

Risk pregnancy (ref = no)

1.34

0.95

1.90

0.096

Primipara (ref = no)

2.48

1.73

3.56

0.000

Migration status (ref = non-migrant)

 1st generation migrant

1.00

0.66

1.50

0.976

 2nd/3rd generation woman

0.75

0.41

1.40

0.364

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

 High school

0.64

0.35

1.17

0.145

 Vocational training/apprenticeship

0.95

0.64

1.41

0.803

Income (ref = 2751–4000€)

  < = 800

1.96

1.01

3.81

0.047

 801–1750

2.36

1.27

4.40

0.007

 1751–2750

1.54

0.91

2.59

0.103

  > 4000

1.02

0.62

1.67

0.941