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Table 3 Distribution of the type of birth according to gestational aspects at São Carlos, São Paulo, 2018

From: Antenatal care as a risk factor for caesarean section: a case study in Brazil

Gestational variable

Type of birth

Statistical analysis 2

Total

Caesarean section

Vaginal

Access to antenatal care 1

 Did not have antenatal care 2

2 (66.67%)

1 (33.33%)

OR = 1.47; CI = 0.08–87.09; p = 1.000

3 (0.09%)

 Not adequate

319 (52.21%)

292 (47.79%)

OR = 0.76; CI = 0.64–0.91; p = 0.003

611 (18.82%)

 Adequate

1433 (58.63%)

1011 (41.37%)

OR = 1.19; CI = 1.01–1.40; p = 0.031

2444 (75.27%)

 Not informed

115 (60.85%)

74 (39.15%)

-

189 (5.82%)

Gestational age (weeks)

 22–27

5 (45.45%)

6 (54.55%)

OR = 0.61; CI = 0.17–2.11; p = 0.416

11 (0.34%)

 28–36

173 (60.92%)

111 (39.08%)

OR = 1.16; CI = 0.91–1.50; p = 0.231

284 (8.75%)

  > 36

1670 (57.39%)

1240 (42.61%)

OR = 0.93; CI = 0.74–1.17; p = 0.559

2910 (89.62%)

 Not informed

21 (50.00%)

21 (50.00%)

-

42 (1.29%)

Number of antenatal visits

 None

10 (62.50%)

6 (37.50%)

OR = 1.23; CI = 0.44–3.66; p = 0.689

16 (0.49%)

 1–6

223 (51.15%)

213 (48.85%)

OR = 0.74; CI = 0.60–0.91; p = 0.003

436 (13.43%)

  > 6

1625 (59.01%)

1129 (40.99%)

OR = 1.47; CI = 1.21–1.78; p = 0.000

2754 (84.82%)

Not informed

11 (26.83%)

30 (73.17%)

-

41 (1.26%)

Type of pregnancy

 Twin

87 (81.31%)

20 (18.69%)

OR = 3.31; CI = 1.06–5.54; p = 0.000

107 (3.30%)

 Singleton

1781 (56.77%)

1356 (43.23%)

3137 (96.61%)

 Not informed

1 (33.33%)

2 (66.67%)

-

3 (0.09%)

Total

1869 (57.56%)

1378 (42.44%)

3247

  1. 1Adequate antenatal care was that which began in the first trimester and had a minimum of six visits [27]
  2. 2Mantel-Haenszel two-tailed chi-square when number of occurrences >  = 5; Fisher's exact test when number of occurrences < 5; OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  3. Source: [33]