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. 2025 Aug 25;25:883. doi: 10.1186/s12884-025-08024-x

Table 4.

Factors associated with hypotension after spinal anesthesia in univariable and multivariable analyse among C/S patients admitted to the hospital in mogadishu, Somalia 2024, (n = 320)

Variables OR (95%CI) P-value AOR (95%CI) P-value
Age (Years)
Less than or equal 20 1
21–35 1.88 (0.88–4.04) 0.105
> 35 3.21 (1.11–9.26) 0.031
BMI (Kg/M 2 )
Less than or equal 25 1 1
> 25 1.84 (1.07–3.16) 0.027 2.65 (1.39–5.04) 0.003
Pregnancy type
Singleton 1
Twins 0.49 (0.18–1.38) 0.177
Surgery type
Emergency 0.76 (0.44–1.32) 0.325
Elective 1
Gravidity
1 1
2 0.68 (0.32–1.46) 0.322
3–4 1.31 (0.60–2.87) 0.494
Greater than or equal 5 1.30 (0.52–3.26) 0.576
Previous cesarean section
Yes 1.91 (1.07–3.42) 0.030
No 1
History hypertension in pregnancy
Yes 1 1
No 5.45 (2.62–11.32) < 0.001 6.00 (2.50–14.40) < 0.001
Baseline systolic blood pressure
Less than or equal 120 4.53 (2.24–9.16) < 0.001
> 120 1
Baseline heart rate (bpm)
Less than or equal 100 1
> 100 0.69 (0.25–1.83) 0.445
Fasting duration (hours)
Yes 1
No 1.24 (0.65–2.34)1 0.516
BP prior induction
Normal Bp 1
Low Bp 1.45 (0.32–6.65) 0.629
High Bp 0.21 (0.10–0.43) < 0.001
Preload
Yes 1 1
No 1.91 (0.94–3.84) 0.072 3.06 (1.22–7.66) 0.017
Volume of preload (ml)
Less than or equal 500 0.60 (0.16–2.21) 0.439
> 500 1
Duration of preload (min)
Less than or equal 5 1.89 (0.43–8.30) 0.400
> 5 1
None 2.07 (0.67–6.42) 0.206
Patient positioning after spinal
Leg wrapping 0.71 (0.14–3.74) 0.686
Left lateral table tilt 2.56 (0.32–20.53) 0.378
None 1
Interspace at which SAB was administered
L3-L4 1
L4-L5 1.97 (1.15–3.38) 0.014
Metoclopramide medication
Yes 1
No 1.95 (1.00-3.80) 0.050
Ephedrine medication
Yes 1 1
No 6.75 (3.56–12.80) < 0.001 8.84 (4.10-19.05) < 0.001
Phenylephrine medication
Yes 1
No 1.04 (0.53–2.06) 0.913
Interval between spinal induction and skin incision (min)
5–6 1
> 6 2.48 (0.56–11.01) 0.232
Amount of crystalloid intraoperative (ML)
1000 3.70 (1.63–8.38) 0.002
1000–1500 2.37 (1.11–5.03) 0.025
> 1500 1
Preoperative hemoglobin
Above 11 g/dl 1 1
Below 11 g/dl 3.07 (1.65–5.73) < 0.001 2.52 (1.25–5.05) 0.010
Indication for C/S
Malpresentation 1
Non-reassuring fetal status 0.73 (0.36–1.51) 0.400
Previous scar 1.49 (0.65–3.39) 0.346
Uterine rapture 0.65 (0.12–3.55) 0.621
Pregnancy-related high blood pressure disorders 0.15 (0.06–0.39) < 0.001

1 = Reference

The significance (bold) level was set at α = 0.05