Table 1 Demographic and clinical outcomes. Values are presented as frequency (%), mean (SD) and median [IQR, min - max]
Characteristic | All Parturients n = 584 | Category 2 Parturients n = 193 | Category 3 Parturients n = 391 | Effect measure (95% CI) | P -values |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years), mean (SD)a | 28.9 (4.14) | 28.5 (4.15) | 29.1 (4.13) | 0.58 (−0.13, 1.30) | 0.1092 |
BMI (kg /m2), mean (SD)a | 27.1 (3.80) | 26.4 (3.59) | 27.4 (3.86) | 0.95 (0.31, 1.58) | 0.0037 |
Gestational age (weeks), mean (SD)a | 37.9 (1.90) | 36.9 (2.52) | 38.5 (1.19) | 1.6 (1.23, 1.98) | <0.0001 |
Active labor, n(%)c | 221 (37.8) | 169 (87.6) | 52 (13.3) | −0.74 (−0.68, −0.80) | <0.0001 |
ASA, median [IQR, min - max]b | 2 [2–2, 1–3] | 2 [2–2, 1–3] | 2 [2–2, 1–3] | – | 0.0787 |
Mallampati score, median [IQR, min - max]b | 2 [1–2, 1–4] | 2 [1–2, 1–3] | 2 [1–2, 1–4] | – | 0.8871 |
Duration of surgery (minute), mean (SD)a | 29.5 (9.4) | 30.4 (10.8) | 29.0 (8.6) | −1.38 (−3.14, 0.38) | 0.1233 |