Maternal height associated with cesarean section. A cross-sectional study using the 2014–2015 national maternal-child health survey in Guatemala

Table 2 Unadjusted and adjusted prevalence ratio modeling for the first and last birth, Guatemala 2014–2015

	Adjusted prevalence ratio for all births n = 12417 Model 1^a	95% Confidence Interval	Adjusted prevalence ratio for first birth n = 3160 Model 2^b	95% Confidence Interval	Adjusted prevalence ratio for last birth n = 1448 Model 3^c	95% Confidence Interval
Maternal height cm
Very short < 145 cm	1.63	(1.37 ─ 1.94)	1.45	(1.19 ─ 1.76)	1.31	(0.90 ─ 1.92)
Short 145.0–149.9	1.36	(1.14 ─ 1.62)	1.14	(0.94 ─ 1.39)	1.16	(0.79 ─ 1.70)
Short average 150.0–154.9	1.28	(0.07 ─ 1.52)	1.05	(0.86 ─ 1.28)	1.19	(0.82 ─ 1.72)
Average 155.0–159.9	1.40	(1.17 ─ 1.66)	1.12	(0.90 ─ 1.38)	1.38	(0.93 ─ 2.04)
Average-tall 160.0–169.9	1.27	(1.02 ─ 1.56)	0.93	(0.72 ─ 1.21)	1.24	(0.81 ─ 1.88)
Tall ≥170.0	1.00	Reference	1.00	Reference	1.00	Reference

^a Adjusted for: age at birth, ethnicity, education, wealth index, residence, prenatal visits, multiple births and birth order
^bAdjusted for: age at birth, ethnicity, education, wealth index, residence, prenatal visits, place of birth and skilled birth attendant
^cAdjusted for: age at birth, ethnicity, education, wealth index, residence, prenatal visits, place of birth, skilled birth attendant and previous cesarean section

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