Table 2.
Univariate comparison of characteristics of women who underwent caesarean birth for a maternal indication compared with those who underwent CBMR at Global Network sites, 2010–2013
| Medical indicationa,b | CMBR | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | (N = 28 096) | (N = 655) | LR/site/clusterc |
| Maternal age (years), n (%) | <0.001 | ||
| <20 | 2566 (9) | 56 (9) | |
| 20–35 | 24 569 (88) | 532 (81) | |
| >35 | 913 (3) | 67 (10) | |
| n = 27 973 | n = 651 | ||
| Maternal education, n (%) | 0.005 | ||
| No formal schooling | 4192 (15) | 91 (14) | |
| Primary school | 8089 (29) | 217 (33) | |
| Secondary school | 11,306 (40) | 234 (36) | |
| University or higher | 4386 (16) | 109 (17) | |
| n = 27 986 | n = 649 | ||
| Parity, n (%) | 0.3 | ||
| 0 | 13 204 (47) | 321 (50) | |
| 1–2 | 11 674 (42) | 176 (27) | |
| ≥3 | 3108 (11) | 152 (23) | |
| n = 28 096 | n = 655 | ||
| BMI, n (%) | 0.3 | ||
| Underweight | 4763 (17) | 79 (12) | |
| Normal | 14 232 (51) | 271 (41) | |
| Overweight | 4007 (14) | 114 (18) | |
| Obese | 5094 (18) | 191 (29) | |
| n = 28 080 | n = 655 | ||
| Singleton gestation, n (%) | 0.01 | ||
| Yes | 27 251 (97) | 630 (96) | |
| No | 829 (3) | 25 (4) | |
| n = 28 017 | n = 653 | ||
| Hypertension, n (%) | <0.001 | ||
| Yes | 2413 (9) | 27 (4) | |
| No | 25 604 (91) | 626 (96) |
aWomen with ‘no indication’ for caesarean birth not included in the analysis.
bMedical indication includes the first six indications in Table 1.
cMultilevel mixed effects regression adjusting for site and cluster.
LR, logistic regression.