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Table 2 Cox’s proportional hazards regression model for estimating risk of cesarean section*

From: The success of vaginal birth by use of trans-labial ultrasound plus vaginal examination and vaginal examination only in pregnant women with labor induction: a comparative study

 

Regression Coefficient

SD

Wald Statistic

Hazard Ratio (HR)

P-value

Group

 Trans-labial ultrasound plus vaginal examination

–

–

–

1.0 (ref.)

–

 Vaginal examination only

2.16

0.598

13.01

8.65

< 0.001

 Age

0.061

0.035

2.954

1.065

0.086

 Mother’s current weight

0.031

0.053

0.330

0.970

0.566

 BMI

0.075

0.143

0.271

1.077

0.603

 Gestational age

0.078

0.279

0.078

0.925

0.779

 Frequency of pregnancy

0.676

0.269

6.327

0.509

0.012

 Weight at birth

0.002

0.001

5.846

0.998

0.016

The final position of the fetal head

 OA

–

–

–

1.0 (ref.)

–

 OP

1.39

0.696

4.04

4.053

0.034

  1. * This analysis predicts that women who received vaginal examination only were more than 8.65 times less likely (less successful) to proceed with vaginal delivery compared to the trans-labial ultrasound and vaginal examination group