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Table 3 Primary Cesarean Section rate, 2009–2013, stratified by maternal characteristics

From: Trend in primary caesarean delivery: a five-year experience in ABRUZZO, ITALY

 

2009 n (%)

2010 n (%)

2011 n (%)

2012 n (%)

2013 n (%)

p-value

Age (yrs)

     

0.006

< 20

30 (1.1)

31 (1.1)

22 (0.9)

22 (1.0)

21 (1.0)

 

20–24

241 (8.8)

211 (7.5)

199 (7.9)

180 (7.9)

155 (7.0)

 

25–29

563 (20.6)

595 (21.2)

505 (20.0)

450 (19.9)

404 (18.3)

 

30–34

949 (34.7)

971 (34.5)

891 (35.4)

752 (33.2)

734 (33.2)

 

35–39

721 (26.4)

750 (26.7)

659 (26.2)

607 (26.8)

631 (28.6)

 

> 39

232 (8.5)

254 (9.0)

244 (9.7)

255 (11.3)

264 (12.0)

 

Marital statusa

     

< 0.001

Married

1430 (52.3)

1307 (46.5)

1265 (50.2)

871 (38.4)

1090 (49.3)

 

Unmarried

451 (16.5)

430 (15.3)

504 (20.0)

437 (19.3)

451 (20.4)

 

Divorced

13 (0.5)

13 (0.5)

13 (0.5)

7 (0.3)

7 (0.3)

 

Separated

7 (0.3)

14 (0.5)

11 (0.4)

10 (0.4)

14 (0.6)

 

Widow

2 (0.1)

2 (0.1)

5 (0.1)

3 (0.1)

1 (0.1)

 

Citizen

     

0.001

Italian

2425 (88.7)

2473 (87.9)

2178 (86.4)

1928 (85.1)

1895 (85.8)

 

Non Italian

310 (11.3)

339 (12.1)

342 (13.6)

338 (14.9)

314 (14.2)

 

Maternity Units

     

0.007

Over 1000 deliveries/yrs

984 (36.0)

1030 (36.6)

849 (33.7)

744 (32.8)

814 (36.8)

 

Under 1000 deliveries/yrs

1751 (64.0)

1782 (63.4)

1671 (66.3)

1522 (67.2)

1395 (63.2)

 
  1. aUnknown Status was not taken into account in analysis and relatives data were not reported in table