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. 2011 Jan 4;26(2):165–180. doi: 10.1007/s10654-010-9542-5

Table 1.

Percentages and relative risks of pregnancy outcomes according to neighbourhood classification

Total Deprived neighbourhood RR (95% CI)
Yes No
N = 7,359 n = 2,779 n = 4,580
Location of delivery
Hospital 82.3 85.6 80.2 1.07 [1.05; 1.09]a
At home 16.4 12.9 18.5
Missing 1.3 1.5 1.2
Start delivery
Elective caesarean section 4.3 3.4 4.9 1.01 [1.00; 1.02]b
Induction of labour 12.7 12.7 12.7
Spontaneous 76.1 76.7 75.7
Missing 6.9 7.2 6.7
Method of delivery
Instrumental vaginal delivery 12.6 10.9 13.7 1.06 [1.03; 1.09]c
Emergency caesarean section 6.7 6.7 6.6
Elective caesarean section 4.8 3.8 5.4
Breech 0.1 0.1 0.2
Spontaneous 66.4 69.3 64.5
Missing 9.4 9.2 9.6
Pregnancy outcomes
IUGR mid-pregnancy
 Mean EFW mid-pregnancy (grams, SD) 381.8 (94.3) 383.2 (99.0) 381.0 (91.5)
 <p10 1.7 1.9 1.6 1.25 [0.88; 1.78]
 Missing 6.2 7.1 5.6
IUGR late pregnancy
 Mean EFW late pregnancy (grams, SD) 1,617.4 (262.8) 1,602.4 (267.5) 1,626.0 (259.7)
 <p10 1.6 2.2 1.2 1.78 [1.25; 2.55]
 Missing 4.0 4.7 3.6
Pre-eclampsia
 Yes, pre-eclampsia 2.4 3.0 2.1 1.46 [1.09; 1.95]
 Missing 2.8 2.7 2.8
Intrauterine fetal death
 Yes 0.5 0.7 0.3 1.94 [1.02; 3.69]
Birth outcomes
Low birth weight
 Mean birth weight (grams, SD) 3,416.0 (559.2) 3,355.8 (569.0) 3,451.1 (550.5)
 <p10 11.9 14.5 10.4 1.41 [1.24; 1.59]
 Missing 1.2 1.7 0.9
Premature delivery
 Median gestational age delivery (weeks, range) 40.1 (22.4–43.6) 40.0 (22.6–43.6) 40.2 (22.4–43.4)
 <37.0 weeks 5.2 5.9 4.8 1.22 [1.00; 1.48]
 Missing 0.5 0.7 0.4
Congenital malformations
 Yes 4.2 3.8 4.4 1.07 [0.86; 1.35]
 Missing 34.8 43.9 29.3
Apgar score 5 min after birth
 <7 1.1 1.5 0.9 1.57 [1.02; 2.41]
 Missing 4.1 4.0 4.1
Neonatal death
 Yes 0.2 0.3 0.2 1.65 [0.66; 4.20]
Adverse outcome (Ao) 21.0 23.8 19.3 1.3 [1.2; 1.5]

Values represent percentage within column or Relative Risk (95% Confidence Interval)

EFW estimated fetal weight

aRR (95% CI) compared to home delivery (reference)

bRR (95% CI) compared to spontaneous start or induction of labour (reference)

cRR (95% CI) compared to spontaneous vaginal delivery (reference)