Table 2.

Factors associated with SSI after cesarean section in a peruvian hospital

CHARACTERISTICS	Crude model	P	Adjusted model	p
	cOR (95% CI)		aOR†(95% CI)
Maternal age*	0.92 (0.86–0.98)	0.015	0.95 (0.89–1.01)	0.083
More than five VEs	3.81 (1.55–9.34)	0.003	2.71 (1.07–6.82)	0.034
Onset of labor	2.97 (1.70–5.19)	0.001	1.95 (1.11–3.43)	0.019
Membrane rupture	2.17 (0.57–4.19)	0.001	1.13 (0.62–2.06)	0.685
Weight*	0.98 (0.95–1.02)	0.532	Not included +
BMI**	0.93 (0.84–1.03)	0.192	Not included +
Gestational age*	1.20 (0.89–1.61)	0.229	Not included +
Anemia*	0.79 (0.63–0.98)	0.041	Not included +
No		1		1
Mild anemia	2.89 (1.01–8.28)	0.047	2.80 (1,03–7,64)	0.043
Moderate anemia	3.88 (1.39–10.80)	0.009	2.71 (1,00–7,31)	0.048
Marital status
Single		1	Not included+
Married	1.06 (0.29–3.86)	0.922
Cohabitant	1.07 (0.36–3.14)	0.896
Education level
Primary		1	Not included +
Secondary	0.43 (0.16–1.15)	0.094
Higher education	1.01(0.35–2.89)	0.976
Occupation
Student		1	Not included +
Housewife	0.38 (0.13–1.07)	0.060
Office	0.41 (0.12–1.39)	0.153
Urinary tract infection	1.54 (0.57–4.19)	0.391	Not included +

VE: Vaginal examinations;

^*The mean was used

^†The linear models with logistic regression and binomial family functions adjusted to the variables presented were used. + Only variables with likelihood ratio test lower than 0.10 were only included in the crude analysis.