Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants (n = 473)
Variable | All n (%) | Cesarean delivery with medical indications (n = 121) n (%) | Cesarean delivery without medical indications (n = 30) n (%) | Vaginal (n = 322) n (%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Women's age, y | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.01 |
   ≤30 | 204 (43.1) | 37 (30.6) | 15 (50.0) | 152 (47.2) |  |
   31-40 | 263 (55.6) | 81 (66.9) | 14 (46.7) | 168 (52.2) |  |
   ≥41 | 6 (1.3) | 3 (2.5) | 1 (3.3) | 2 (0.6) |  |
Spouses' age | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.005 |
   ≤30 | 107 (22.6) | 22 (18.2) | 5(16.7) | 80 (24.8) |  |
   31-40 | 331 (70.0) | 81(66.9) | 23 (76.7) | 227 (70.5) |  |
   ≥41 | 35 (7.4) | 18(14.9) | 2 (6.7) | 15 (4.7) |  |
Disease before pregnancy | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.002 |
   Yes | 41 (8.7) | 18 (14.9) | 5 (16.7) | 18 (5.6) |  |
   None | 432 (91.3) | 103(85.1) | 25 (83.3) | 304 (94.4) |  |
Prior cesarean delivery | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
   Yes | 51 (10.8) | 51 (42.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0) |  |
   No | 422 (89.2) | 70 (57.9) | 30 (100.0) | 322 (100) |  |
Health problem during the second trimester | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.004 |
   Yes | 91 (19.2) | 27 (22.3) | 12 (40.0) | 52 (16.1) |  |
   No | 382 (80.8) | 94 (77.7) | 18 (60.0) | 270 (83.9) |  |
Health problem during the third trimester | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.009 |
   Yes | 110 (23.3) | 35 (28.9) | 12 (40.0) | 63 (19.6) |  |
   No | 363 (76.7) | 86 (71.1) | 18 (60.0) | 259 (80.4) |  |
Currently married | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.052 |
   Yes | 459 (97.0) | 119 (98.3) | 27 (90.0) | 313 (97.2) |  |
   No | 14 (3.0) | 2 (1.7) | 3 (10.0) | 9 (2.8) |  |
Women's work status | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.429 |
   None | 121 (25.6) | 28 (23.1) | 6 (20.0) | 87 (27.0) |  |
   Part time | 30 (6.3) | 8 (6.6) | 0 (0.0) | 22 (6.8) |  |
   Full time | 322 (68.1) | 85 (70.2) | 24 (80.0) | 213 (66.2) |  |
Spouse work status | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.891 |
   None | 8 (1.7) | 3 (2.5) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (1.5) |  |
   Part time | 37 (7.8) | 9 (7.4) | 2 (6.7) | 26 (8.1) |  |
   Full time | 428 (90.5) | 109 (90.1) | 28(93.3) | 291 (90.4) |  |
Women's educational level | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.593 |
   High school or lower | 83 (17.5) | 23 (19.0) | 2 (6.7) | 58 (18.0) |  |
   Vocational school | 165 (34.9) | 46 (38.0) | 10 (33.3) | 109 (33.8) |  |
   University | 176 (37.2) | 41 (33.9) | 15 (50.0) | 120 (37.3) |  |
   Postgraduate | 49 (10.4) | 11 (9.1) | 3 (10.0) | 35 (10.9) |  |
Spouse educational level | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.781 |
   High school or lower | 100 (21.2) | 27 (22.3) | 4 (13.3) | 69 (21.4) |  |
   Vocational school | 126 (26.6) | 30 (24.8) | 7 (23.3) | 89 (27.7) |  |
   University | 144 (30.4) | 37 (30.6) | 13 (43.3) | 94 (29.2) |  |
   Postgraduate | 103 (21.8) | 27 (22.3) | 6 (20.0) | 70 (21.7) |  |
Private health insurance | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.395 |
   Yes | 416 (87.9) | 109 (90.1) | 28 (93.3) | 279 (86.6) |  |
   No | 57 (12.1) | 12 (9.9) | 2 (6.7) | 43 (13.4) |  |
Parity | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.002 |
   1 | 281 (59.4) | 62 (51.2) | 26 (86.7) | 193 (59.9) |  |
   >1 | 192 (40.6) | 59 (48.8) | 4 (13.3) | 129 (40.1) |  |
History of abortion, | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.791 |
   Yes | 167 (35.3) | 40 (33.1) | 10 (33.3) | 117 (36.3) |  |
   No | 306 (64.7) | 81 (66.9) | 20 (67.7) | 205 (63.7) |  |
Planned pregnancy | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.646 |
   Yes | 288 (60.9) | 78(64.5) | 18 (60.0) | 192 (59.6) |  |
   No | 185 (39.1) | 43 (35.5) | 12 (40.0) | 130 (40.4) |  |
Birth gestational age | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.39 |
   ≤36 wks | 18 (3.8) | 3 (2.5) | 1 (3.3) | 14 (4.3) |  |
   37-40 wks | 409 (86.5) | 111 (91.7) | 25 (83.3) | 273 (84.8) |  |
   ≥41 wks | 46 (9.7) | 7 (5.8) | 4 (13.3) | 35 (10.9) |  |