Research Article
Obesity May Be Protective against Severe Perineal Lacerations
Table 3
Multivariate analysis
of BMI distribution for prediction of risk of laceration.
| | BMI class | No laceration | Laceration | aOR (95% CI) |
| | Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 262 (46) | 308 (54) | 0.99 (0.68–1.44) | | Obese (30+ kg/m2) | | | | | Class I (30–34.9 kg/m2) | 166 (52) | 155 (48) | 0.84 (0.55–1.28) | | Class II (35–39.9 kg/m2) | 61 (60) | 40 (40) | 0.58 (0.33–1.02) | | Class III (40+ kg/m2) | 33 (67) | 16 (33) | 0.52 (0.25–1.1) |
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Data are presented as (%)
Variables that were controlled for were race, OVD, birth weight categories, Pitocin use, and shoulder dystocia.
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