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Table 2 Covariate Distribution by Anesthesia Administration after IPTW

From: Effect of anesthesia administration method on apgar scores of infants born to women undergoing elective cesarean section

Variable

General Anesthesia

N = 328 (50.8%)

Spinal Anesthesia

N = 318 (49.2%)

p-value

Age

Less than or equal to 23 years

24–34 years

35 + years

52 (16.0%)

196 (59.7%)

80 (24.3%)

59 (18.5%)

185 (58.3%)

74 (23.2%)

0.7

Anemia

Not anemic

anemic

319 (97.2%)

9 (2.8%)

304 (95.6%)

14 (4.4%)

0.3

Breech

No Breech Presentation

Breech Presentation

293 (89.5%)

35 (10.5%)

284 (89.2%)

34 (10.8%)

0.9

Previous Cesarean Sections

None

1 C-Section

2 to 5 C-Sections

149 (45.4%)

115 (35.2%)

64 (19.4%)

128 (40.3%)

115 (36.2%)

75 (23.5%)

0.3

Comorbid Condition

No Comorbid condition

At least one other condition

322 (98.3%)

6 (1.7%)

307 (96.6%)

11 (3.4%)

0.2

Gestation

38 weeks

39 weeks

>= 40 weeks

167 (50.9%)

82 (25.1%)

79 (24.0%)

129 (40.6%)

91 (28.6%)

98 (30.8%)

0.03

HIV Status

Negative

Positive

284 (86.6%)

44 (13.4%)

275 (86.4%)

43 (13.6%)

0.9