Plasma fibulin-1 levels during pregnancy and delivery: a longitudinal observational study

Table 3 Fibulin-1 levels and mode of delivery

	Unadjusted			Adjusted^a
	β-estimate (μg/mL)^b	SE^c	p-value^d	β-estimate (μg/mL)^b	SE^c	p-value ^d
Vaginal birth	Reference			Reference
Elective caesarean section	-13.2	4.9	0.008 **	-14.0	5.4	0.01 *
Emergency caesarean section	-11.2	4.5	0.01 *	-9.1	5.4	0.09 .
(Intercept)	32.9	1.6	<0.001 ***	45.3	19.7	0.02 *

^a Adjusted for all other variables in the main regression analysis. ^b Estimated slope coefficient of fibulin-1 at birth, in groups stratified by mode of delivery. ^c Standard error. ^d Compared to vaginal delivery. Significance levels ‘***’0.001, ‘**’0.01, ‘*’0.05, ‘#’ 0.1

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