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Table 3 Three logistic regression models of factors predicting extension failure. The third model, is the simplest and most predictive

From: What is the failure rate in extending labour analgesia in patients with a body mass index ≥ 40 kg/m2compared with patients with a body mass index < 30 kg/m2? a retrospective pilot study

Variable

Odds ratio (OR)

95 % CI of OR

Wald’s X2

p-value

aPseudo-R2

Model 1

     

Respiratory co-morbidity

3.13

1.32 - 7.42

6.66

0.01

0.048

Model 2

     

Respiratory co-morbidity

2.74

1.09 - 6.87

4.62

0.03

0.078

bGestational diabetes

2.34

0.77 - 7.37

2.25

0.13

 

cBMI

1.67

0.66 - 4.24

1.17

0.28

 

Model 3

     

Respiratory co-morbidity

3.19

1.32 - 7.70

6.66

0.01

0.069

Gestational diabetes

2.72

0.90 - 8.27

3.13

0.08

 
  1. aPseudo-R2: a higher value indicates a better model fit
  2. bCriteria according to Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society
  3. cBMI = body mass index