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Table 2 Regression analysis of cesarean section rates

From: An ecological study of geographic variation and factors associated with cesarean section rates in South Korea

Variables

Standardized CS rate

Crude CS rate

 

Coefficient

P- value

Coefficient

P- value

Baseline (intercept)

1347.609

<.001

1036.821

<.001

District-level

 Deprivation index

3.896

<.001

2.981

.014

 Average maternal age

−26.092

.002

−15.748

.044

 Total fertility rate

−61.364

<.001

−75.689

<.001

Hospital service area-level

 No. of hospital obstetricians per 100,000

−10.611

<.001

−9.967

<.001

 No. of hospital beds per 1,000

−10.146

<.001

−9.376

<.001

R square

.314

 

.285

 
  1. CS cesarean section