Table 2. Results of multinomial logistic regression models for estimated of factors associated with elective and non-programmed Caesarean Section in a representative sample of Italian mothers (N = 2 469).
| Elective Cesarean Section | Non-programmed Cesarean Section | |||||||
| (406 out of 2474) | (472 out of 2474) | |||||||
| OR | (95% CI) | p | OR | (95% CI) | p | |||
| Maternal age (one year increase) | 1.10 | 1.07 | 1.12 | 0.00 | 1.03 | 1.01 | 1.06 | 0.01 |
| Educational level A | ||||||||
| - High | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| - Low | 1.03 | 0.55 | 1.92 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.53 | 1.65 | 0.82 |
| - Medium-low | 1.00 | 0.48 | 1.68 | 0.74 | 0.99 | 0.56 | 1.76 | 0.99 |
| - Medium-high | 0.88 | 0.44 | 1.74 | 0.71 | 0.74 | 0.39 | 1.39 | 0.35 |
| Family social class | ||||||||
| - Upper | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| - Middle – upper | 0.87 | 0.56 | 1.37 | 0.56 | 0.89 | 0.59 | 1.35 | 0.59 |
| - Middle – lower | 0.82 | 0.60 | 1.14 | 0.25 | 0.88 | 0.58 | 1.32 | 0.54 |
| - Lower | 0.67 | 0.45 | 0.98 | 0.04 | 0.72 | 0.51 | 1.02 | 0.07 |
| Area of residence | ||||||||
| - Northern-west | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| - Northern-east | 0.92 | 0.61 | 1.39 | 0.68 | 1.00 | 0.71 | 1.39 | 0.99 |
| - Central | 0.94 | 0.62 | 1.43 | 0.77 | 1.07 | 0.76 | 1.51 | 0.72 |
| - Southern | 2.78 | 1.94 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 1.56 | 1.12 | 2.17 | 0.01 |
| - Island | 1.64 | 1.03 | 2.62 | 0.04 | 1.28 | 0.84 | 1.95 | 0.25 |
| Professional who attended the pregnancy | ||||||||
| - Public Obstetrician | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| - Private Obstetrician | 1.28 | 0.89 | 1.83 | 0.18 | 1.20 | 0.88 | 1.64 | 0.24 |
| Place of delivery (private Vs. public hospital) | 2.05 | 1.07 | 3.93 | 0.03 | 0.66 | 0.26 | 1.65 | 0.38 |
| Antenatal diagnostic | ||||||||
| - Not done | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| - In a Public facility | 0.86 | 0.58 | 1.27 | 0.46 | 1.21 | 0.83 | 1.76 | 0.33 |
| - In a Private facility | 1.17 | 0.76 | 1.80 | 0.48 | 1.27 | 0.84 | 1.93 | 0.26 |
| Antenatal class attendance | 0.64 | 0.54 | 0.76 | 0.00 | 0.86 | 0.76 | 0.99 | 0.03 |
| Health-related problems during pregnancy | ||||||||
| - Diabetes | 0.88 | 0.40 | 1.96 | 0.76 | 0.66 | 0.31 | 1.42 | 0.29 |
| - Hypertension | 2.23 | 1.25 | 3.98 | 0.01 | 1.90 | 1.17 | 3.01 | 0.01 |
| - Pre-term delivery risk | 1.16 | 0.76 | 1.77 | 0.50 | 1.11 | 0.76 | 1.62 | 0.57 |
| - Pre-term abortion risk | 1.26 | 0.85 | 1.88 | 0.25 | 1.01 | 0.71 | 1.43 | 0.95 |
| Hospitalisation during pregnancy | 0.93 | 0.69 | 1.25 | 0.63 | 1.48 | 1.15 | 1.90 | 0.02 |
| Birthweight B | ||||||||
| ≥2,500 grams | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| <2500 grams | 1.29 | 0.77 | 2.18 | 0.33 | 2.08 | 1.33 | 3.26 | 0.00 |
| Pre-term birth | 2.69 | 1.75 | 4.13 | 0.00 | 1.67 | 1.01 | 2.54 | 0.02 |
OR = Odds Ratio; CI = Confidence Interval.
A
Educational level was categorized as follows: Low (ISCED = 0. 1). Medium-low (ISCED = 2). Medium-upper (ISCED = 3. 4). Upper (ISCED = 5. 6);
B
Children weighting less than 2 500 grams were classified as low birthweight.