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. 2025;79(6):481–487. doi: 10.5455/medarh.2025.79.481-487

Table 2. Multinomial logistic regression: significant predictors of group membership.

Groups Predictor B SE Wald χ2 df p Exp(B) 95% CI for Exp(B)
Group 1 Gestational age 5.146 1.124 20.96 1 <.001 171.76 [18.97–1554.86]
Parity –4.533 2.086 4.72 1 .030 0.01 [0.00–0.64]
Previous caesarean section (yes) –12.35 1.933 40.82 1 < .001 0.00 [0.00–0.00]
Mode of onset of labour (Spont.) 3.047 0.733 17.29 1 < .001 21.05 [5.01–88.51]
Group 2 Gestational age 4.780 1.149 17.30 1 < .001 119.08 [12.51–1132.77]
Parity –3.884 1.881 4.264 1 .039 .021 [.001–.821]
Previous caesarean section (yes) –14.590 1.765 68.30 1 < .001 4.6E-7 [1.44E-8–1.47E-5]
Group 3 Gestational age 5.322 1.192 19.93 1 < .001 204.70 [19.79–2117.10]
Previous caesarean section (yes) –11.234 1.337 70.63 1 < .001 1.32E-5 [9.62E-7–.000]
Mode of onset of labour (Spont.) 3.212 .777 17.08 1 < .001 24.83 [5.41–113.90]
Group 4 Gestational age 5.046 1.262 15.98 1 < .001 155.43 [13.09–1845.14]
Previous caesarean section (yes) –14.885 1.316 127.99 1 < .001 3.43E-7 [2.60E-8–4.52E-6]
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy 4.185 1.950 4.61 1 .032 65.70 [1.44–3000.30]
Group 5 Gestational age 4.952 .514 92.66 1 < .001 141.48 [51.62–387.79]
APH/major placenta previa –2.217 .937 5.60 1 .018 .11 [.017–.684]
Group 6 Gestational age 3.616 1.092 10.98 1 < .001 37.20 [4.38–316.02]
Parity –6.138 1.990 9.51 1 .002 .002 [4.37E-5–.107]
Previous caesarean section (yes) –12.897 1.802 51.21 1 < .001 2.51E-6 [7.32E-8–8.57E-5]
Group 7 Gestational age 4.318 1.135 14.48 1 < .001 75.06 [8.12–694.03]
Previous caesarean section (yes) –12.877 1.780 52.32 1 < .001 2.56E-6 [7.80E-8–8.37E-5]
Group 9 Presentation –210.497 29.139 52.19 1 < .001 3.82E-92 [6.02E-117–2.43E-67