Skip to main content

Table 4 CSR evolution and determinants. 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

 

OR

P

a) National trend adjusted for age group

  

Semestrial trend (basis 1st semester 2001)

1.02 (1.02; 1.02)

<0.01

Age group

  

20–24 years vs < 20 years

1.11 (1.11; 1.11)

<0.01

25–29 years vs < 20 years

1.30 (1.30; 1.30)

<0.01

30–34 years vs < 20 years

1.53 (1.53; 1.53)

<0.01

35–39 years vs < 20 years

1.86 (1.86; 1.86)

<0.01

40 years+ vs < 20 years

2.41 (2.41; 2.41)

<0.01

b) National trend of CSR and determinants

  

Semestrial trend (basis 1st semester 2001)

1.02 (1.01; 1.02)

<0.01

Age group

  

20–24 years vs < 20 years

1.12 (1.09; 1.22)

0.02

25–29 years vs < 20 years

1.31 (1.20; 1.43)

<0.01

30–34 years vs < 20 years

1.55 (1.42; 1.69)

<0.01

35–39 years vs < 20 years

1.89 (1.73; 2.07)

<0.01

40 years+ vs < 20 years

2.45 (2.21; 2.71)

<0.01

Gestational age

  

37–38 weeks vs 39–40 weeks

1.93 (1.87; 2.00)

<0.01

41–42 weeks vs 39–40 weeks

1.31 (1.26; 1.36)

<0.01

Residence

  

Antwerp vs National

1.00 (0.94; 1.05)

0.73

Brussels vs National

0.89 (0.84; 0.94)

<0.01

Brabant (F) vs National

0.97 (0.91; 1.05)

0.29

Brabant (W) vs National

0.82 (0.75; 0.89)

<0.01

West Flanders vs National

1.10 (1.02; 1.18)

0.01

East Flanders vs National

1.06 (1.00; 1.13)

<0.01

Hainaut vs National

0.94 (0.88; 1.00)

<0.01

Liège vs National

1.34 (1.25; 1.44)

<0.01

Limburg vs National

1.24 (1.14; 1.34)

<0.01

Luxembourg vs National

1.01 (0.86; 1.18)

0.92

Namur vs National

0.83 (0.77; 0.90)

<0.01

Abroad vs National

0.93 (0.79; 1.09)

0.20

Admission day

  

Monday vs Sunday

1.22 (1.15; 1.29)

<0.01

Tuesday vs Sunday

1.13 (1.06; 1.19)

<0.01

Wednesday vs Sunday

1.17 (1.10; 1.23)

<0.01

Thursday vs Sunday

1.17 (1.11; 1.24)

<0.01

Friday vs Sunday

0.85 (0.80; 0.90)

<0.01

Saturday vs Sunday

0.55 (0.52; 0.59)

<0.01

  1. OR: odds ratio; () 95% confidence interval;