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Table 6 Association of CSR group, mode of delivery and 1-minute or 5-minute Apgar scores, adjusted for gender, age class and semester. Belgium, 2001–4.

From: Screening for inter-hospital differences in cesarean section rates in low-risk deliveries using administrative data: An initiative to improve the quality of care

 

Response Variable

OR

P

a) 1 minute Apgar

   

Male vs Female

Apgar 0–3

1.32 (1.25; 1.40)

<0.01

 

Apgar 4–6

1.22 (1.19; 1.26)

<0.01

CS vs VD

Apgar 0–3

1.76 (1.59; 1.95)

<0.01

 

Apgar 4–6

1.17 (1.10; 1.24)

<0.01

CSR group: High vs Low

Apgar 0–3

0.56 (0.48; 0.65)

<0.01

 

Apgar 4–6

0.87 (0.80; 0.95)

<0.01

CSR group: High vs Average

Apgar 0–3

0.71 (0.48; 0.80)

<0.01

 

Apgar 4–6

0.97 (0.91; 1.03)

0.33

CSR group: Low vs Average

Apgar 0–3

1.27 (1.14; 1.40)

<0.01

 

Apgar 4–6

1.12 (1.04; 1.19)

<0.01

Average and CS vs High and VD

Apgar 0–3

1.22 (1.08; 1.37)

0.02

 

Apgar 4–6

1.11 (1.04; 1.18)

<0.01

Average and CS vs Low and VD

Apgar 0–3

0.99 (0.90; 1.10)

0.88

 

Apgar 4–6

0.94 (0.88; 1.01)

0.08

High and CS vs Low and VD

Apgar 0–3

0.82 (0.70; 0.95)

0.02

 

Apgar 4–6

0.85 (0.78; 0.93)

<0.01

b) 5 minute Apgar

   

Male vs Female

Apgar 0–3

1.29 (1.12; 1.49)

<0.01

 

Apgar 4–6

1.31 (1.23; 1.40)

<0.01

CS vs VD

Apgar 0–3

1.84 (1.37; 2.47)

<0.01

 

Apgar 4–6

1.52 (1.33; 1.74)

<0.01

CSR group: High vs Low

Apgar 0–3

0.51 (0.33; 0.79)

<0.01

 

Apgar 4–6

0.45 (0.37; 0.55)

<0.01

CSR group: High vs Average

Apgar 0–3

0.53 (0.37; 0.76)

<0.01

 

Apgar 4–6

0.57 (0.49; 0.68)

<0.01

CSR group: Low vs Average

Apgar 0–3

1.04 (0.79; 1.38)

0.78

 

Apgar 4–6

1.27 (1.12; 1.43)

<0.01

Average and CS vs High and VD

Apgar 0–3

1.15 (0.80; 1.64)

0.45

 

Apgar 4–6

1.13 (0.96; 1.33)

0.15

Average and CS vs Low and VD

Apgar 0–3

0.91 (0.69; 1.21)

0.51

 

Apgar 4–6

0.89 (0.78; 1.00)

0.06

High and CS vs Low and VD

Apgar 0–3

0.79 (0.51; 1.22)

0.29

 

Apgar 4–6

0.79 (0.65; 0.96)

0.02

  1. OR: odds ratio; () 95% CI.
  2. CS: cesarean section. VD: vaginal delivery.