Table 1 Maternal demographic and delivery characteristics between the women with and without CSEA. Values are mean (SD) or number (proportion)
From: Effects of combined spinal epidural labor analgesia on episiotomy: a retrospective cohort study
Overall Cohort | Matched Cohort | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Non-CSEA (n = 6246) | CSEA (n = 5748) | P-value | Non-CSEA (n = 4116) | CSEA (n = 4116) | P-value |
Maternal age at birth (years) | 27.9 ± 2.9 | 28.0 ± 2.8 | 0.028 | 28.0 ± 2.5 | 28.0 ± 2.8 | 0.605 |
BMIa(kg.m−2) | 27.9 ± 5.7 | 28.0 ± 2.8 | 0.290 | 28.0 ± 2.7 | 27.5 ± 3.1 | 0.514 |
Prior miscarriage | 0.249 | 0.796 | ||||
None | 4135 (66.2) | 3776 (65.7) | 2712 (65.9) | 2704 (65.7) | ||
One | 1524 (24.4) | 1380 (24.0) | 996 (24.2) | 988 (24.0) | ||
Two or more | 587 (9.4) | 592 (10.3) | 399 (9.7) | 416 (10.1) | ||
Gestational age (weeks) | 39.6 ± 1.0 | 39.8 ± 1.0 | <0.001 | 39.7 ± 1.0 | 39.8 ± 1.0 | 0.280 |
Infant birthweight (g) | 3288.5 ± 376.4 | 3372.7 ± 373.9 | <0.001 | 3254.1.4 ± 341.1 | 3342.5 ± 348.5 | <0.001 |