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Table 2 The risk of uterine rupture by age, parity and number of previous caesarean sections in China

From: The incidence, risk factors and maternal and foetal outcomes of uterine rupture during different birth policy periods: an observational study in China

Maternal characteristics

Number of uterine ruptures (%)

Weighted rate, per 100 birthsa

Crude odds ratioa

Adjusted odds ratioa

Maternal ageb

  < 24

1105 (8.54)

0.05

1

1

 24–29

3949 (30.53)

0.10

2.11 (1.71–2.62)

0.91 (0.78–1.07)

 30–34

4830 (37.34)

0.23

4.67 (3.45–6.34)

0.91 (0.72–1.14)

  ≥ 35

2831 (21.89)

0.29

6.05 (4.02–9.10)

0.83 (0.66–1.04)

 Missing

219 (1.69)

0.07

1.40 (0.94–2.10)

0.55 (0.38–0.79)

Parityc

 0

948 (7.33)

0.02

1

1

  ≥ 1

  All

–

0.26

14.69 (9.31–23.20)

2.17 (1.43–3.29)

  1

9698 (74.98)

0.26

14.21 (8.85–22.81)

2.21 (1.45–3.37)

  2

1966 (15.20)

0.32

17.74 (11.55–27.26)

2.60 (1.68–4.02)

   ≥ 3

225 (1.74)

0.21

11.46 (7.28–18.04)

2.57 (1.66–3.99)

  Missing

97 (0.75)

0.91

50.92 (25.49–101.72)

2.79 (0.91–8.57)

Previous caesarean sectionsd

 0

1545 (11.95)

0.02

1

1

  ≥ 1

  All

–

0.75

39.85 (26.99–58.84)

11.33 (8.59–14.96)

  1

9797 (75.75)

0.70

37.42 (25.04–55.94)

10.69 (8.15–14.02)

   ≥ 2

1478 (11.43)

1.50

79.52 (53.76–117.62)

19.93 (13.16–30.20)

  Missing

114 (0.88)

0.29

15.38 (2.94–80.42)

1.29 (0.34–4.87)

Total

12,934 (100.00)

0.13

–

–

  1. aWeighted for the sampling distribution of the population covered by the Chinese National Maternal Near Miss Surveillance System
  2. bWe did not adjust for maternal age in the different age groups
  3. cWe did not adjust for parity in the different parity groups
  4. dWe did not adjust for previous caesarean sections in different groups of previous caesarean sections