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Table 4 Probability* of having a cesarean section 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

GA

Primi

MD

Polyhy

Oligoh

Group

p

Woman 1

no

no

25

40

no

no

no

no

SV

8%

Woman 2

no

no

25

40

no

no

no

no

NSV

1%

Woman 3

yes

yes

35

40

yes

yes

no

yes

SV

89.2%

Woman 4

yes

yes

35

40

yes

yes

no

yes

NSV

49.3%

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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; GA: gestational age in weeks; 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; Polyhy: 1 if woman has polyhydramnios and 0 if not; Oligoh: 1 if woman has olighydramnios 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.