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. 2018 Dec 21;16(1):14. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16010014

Table 5.

Caesarean section risk factors.

Parameter Odds Ratio 95% Confidence Interval
Maternal age < 40 years 2.68 1.87–3.86
Prepregnancy BMI > 30.00 kg/m2 1.44 1.15–1.81
Gestational weight > 15 kg 1.32 1.13–1.54
Body height < 160 cm 1.22 1.02–1.45
LBW newborn < 2500 g 2.02 1.37–2.95
Macrosome newborn > 4000 g 1.42 1.13–1.78
Breech presentation 6.97 6.09–7.96