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Table 1 Mean cesarean section (CS) rates by physician quartile

From: Risk-adjusted cesarean section rates for the assessment of physician performance in Taiwan: a population-based study

Variables

Physician quartile

 

Quartile 1

Quartile 2

Quartile 3

Quartile 4

Total

No. of physicians

258

257

258

258

1031

No. of deliveries

40,973

54,464

45,456

31,618

172,511

Mean CS rate

0.21

0.32

0.39

0.52

0.36

Standard deviation

0.06

0.02

0.02

0.08

0.13

Maximum

0.28

0.35

0.43

0.89

0.89

Minimum

0.00

0.29

0.35

0.44

0.00