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Table 3 Probability* of having an operative delivery for four hypothetical women with different combinations of predictors

From: The impact of non-significant variable decelerations appearing in the latent phase on delivery mode: a prospective cohort study

Hypothetical

Ep

In

BMI

Primi

MD

Polyhy

Group

p

Woman 1

yes

no

23

no

no

no

NSV

6.7%

Woman 2

yes

no

23

no

no

no

SV

37.6%

Woman 3

no

yes

35

yes

yes

yes

NSV

98.5%

Woman 4

no

yes

35

yes

yes

yes

SV

99.8%

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  2. Abbreviations: P: probability (%); e: exponential function (exp); Ep: 1 if woman has an epidural and 0 otherwise; In: 1 if the women is induced and 0 otherwise; BMI: woman's body mass index in kg/m2; Primi: 1 if woman is primiparous and 0 otherwise; MD: 1 if women has one or more of the following diseases: diabetes, hypertensive disorders, thrombophilia, cardiac disease and asthma, and 0 otherwise; Polyh: 1 if woman has polyhydramnios and 0 if not; NSV: 1 if the woman has non-significant variable decelerations and 0 otherwise; SV: 1 if the woman has significant variable decelerations and 0 otherwise.