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. 2020 Jan 13;15(1):e0226894. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226894

Table 1. Trial of labor after cesarean section (TOLAC) and TOLAC failure in low risk pregnancies by maternal characteristics and size of delivery unit, Norway 1989–2014.

Rate, relative risk (RR) and RR adjusted (ARR) for maternal age, origin, education, and delivery unit size.

TOLAC Failed TOLAC
Determinant N n % RR 95% CI ARR 95% CI n % RR 95% CI ARR 95% CI
Maternal age (years)
<25 2532 2052 81.0 Reference = 1 297 14.5 Reference = 1
25–29 8278 6554 79.2 0.97 0.95 0.99 0.96 0.94 0.98 941 14.4 0.99 0.88 1.12 1.04 0.92 1.18
30–34 9383 7019 74.8 0.92 0.90 0.94 0.89 0.88 0.91 1166 16.6 1.15 1.02 1.29 1.24 1.10 1.41
35–39 3761 2512 66.8 0.82 0.80 0.84 0.80 0.78 0.82 499 19.9 1.37 1.20 1.57 1.49 1.30 1.70
>39 691 322 46.6 0.57 0.53 0.62 0.57 0.53 0.62 91 28.3 1.95 1.59 2.39 2.08 1.69 2.56
Maternal education (years)
<11 11713 8691 74.2 Reference = 1 1477 17.0 Reference = 1
11–14 9882 7473 75.6 1.02 1.00 1.03 1.04 1.03 1.06 1140 15.3 0.90 0.84 0.96 0.93 0.86 1.00
>14 2704 2020 74.7 1.00 0.97 1.02 1.04 1.02 1.07 327 16.2 0.95 0.85 1.06 0.95 0.85 1.07
Missing 346 275 79.5 50 18.2
Maternal origin (country)
Norway 20245 15245 75.3 Reference = 1 2322 15.2 Reference = 1
Europe 1247 931 74.7 0.99 0.96 1.02 1.01 0.98 1.04 146 15.7 1.03 0.88 1.20 0.96 0.82 1.12
North America 130 101 77.7 1.03 0.94 1.13 1.03 0.95 1.13 13 12.9 0.85 0.51 1.41 0.85 0.51 1.41
Latin America and the Caribbean 187 112 59.9 0.80 0.71 0.90 0.83 0.74 0.93 31 27.7 1.82 1.34 2.46 1.67 1.24 2.26
West Asia, South Asia, North Africa 837 634 75.7 1.02 0.98 1.06 1.00 0.97 1.04 136 21.5 1.41 1.21 1.64 1.43 1.22 1.67
Africa south of the Sahara 511 410 80.2 1.07 1.03 1.12 1.07 1.03 1.11 153 37.3 2.45 2.15 2.79 2.30 2.01 2.64
East Asia, South-East Asia 468 293 62.6 0.85 0.79 0.91 0.87 0.81 0.93 72 24.6 1.61 1.32 1.98 1.47 1.20 1.80
Oceania 9 8 88.9 1 12.5
Missing 1011 725 71.7 121 16.5
Size of unit (deliveries/year)
≥3000 8687 6677 76.9 Reference = 1 1030 15.4 Reference = 1
1500–2999 7332 5356 73.0 0.96 0.94 0.97 0.96 0.94 0.97 915 17.1 1.11 1.02 1.20 1.16 1.07 1.26
500–1499 5937 4445 74.9 0.98 0.96 1.00 0.96 0.95 0.98 731 16.4 1.07 0.98 1.16 1.20 1.10 1.32
<500 2650 1942 73.3 0.96 0.93 0.98 0.95 0.92 0.97 318 16.4 1.06 0.95 1.19 1.22 1.09 1.37
Missing/not hospital 39 39 100 0 0
Total 24645 18459 74.9             2994 16.2