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Table 2 Association between interpregnancy interval (IPI) and the risk of repeat cesarean delivery

From: Association between interpregnancy interval and maternal and neonatal adverse outcomes in women with a cesarean delivery: a population-based study

Cesarean delivery

Interpregnancy interval

 ≤ 11 month

12–17 month

18–23 month

24–35 month

36–59 month

 ≥ 60 month

OR (95% CI)

P

OR (95% CI)

P

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

P

OR (95% CI)

P

OR (95% CI)

P

Total population

1.55 (1.44–1.66)

 < 0.001

1.38 (1.33–1.43)

 < 0.001

1.00 [Ref]

0.98 (0.96–1.01)

0.159

1.12 (1.10–1.15)

 < 0.001

1.19 (1.16–1.22)

 < 0.001

Age group

 < 35

1.47 (1.36–1.58)

 < 0.001

1.34 (1.29–1.40)

 < 0.001

1.00 [Ref]

1.01 (0.98–1.04)

0.431

1.17 (1.14–1.21)

 < 0.001

1.28 (1.24–1.31)

 < 0.001

 ≥ 35

1.77 (1.34–2.33)

 < 0.001

1.37 (1.24–1.53)

 < 0.001

1.00 [Ref]

0.92 (0.86–0.98)

0.008

1.02 (0.96–1.09)

0.460

1.23 (1.15–1.31)

 < 0.001

Previous preterm births group

 No

1.56 (1.44–1.68)

 < 0.001

1.38 (1.33–1.44)

 < 0.001

1.00 [Ref]

0.98 (0.96–1.01)

0.162

1.12 (1.09–1.15)

 < 0.001

1.20 (1.16–1.23)

 < 0.001

 Yes

1.52 (1.20–1.92)

 < 0.001

1.29 (1.12–1.48)

 < 0.001

1.00 [Ref]

0.98 (0.88–1.09)

0.754

1.14 (1.03–1.27)

0.014

1.12 (1.01–1.25)

0.035

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, Ref reference; OR shows the results of multivariate logistic regression analysis after adjusting for age (unadjusted in age group analysis), race, education level, marital status, weight gain, smoking before pregnancy, smoking during pregnancy, prenatal care, pre-pregnancy BMI, pre-pregnancy diabetes, gestational diabetes, pre-pregnancy hypertension, gestation hypertension, eclampsia, assisted reproductive treatment, gestational age, clinical chorioamnionitis or maternal fever during labor, and previous preterm birth (unadjusted in previous preterm births group analysis)