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Table 1 Patients characteristics

From: Misoprostol vaginal insert versus misoprostol vaginal tablets for the induction of labour: a cohort study

 

MVI

n 200

MVT

n 200

p-Value

Median Age (range)

32 (28-35)

32(28-36)

> 0.05

Mean Parity (±SD)

0.5 ± 0.7

0.6 ± 1

> 0.05

Median BMI (range)

22.8 (20.7-25.3)

24.2 (21.6-27.6)

< 0.001

Mean week of gestational age at delivery(±SD)

40 ± 1

39 ± 1

> 0.05

Ethnicity (%)

 Europe

149 (74.5)

153 (76.5)

> 0.05

 Africa

27 (13.5)

25 (12.5)

> 0.05

 America

5 (2.5)

4 (2.0)

> 0.05

 Asia

17 (8.5)

18 (9.0)

> 0.05

 Missing

2 (1.0)

0 (0.0)

> 0.05

Premature rupture of membrane (%)

19 (9.5)

12 (6)

> 0.05

Median Bishop’s score (range)

2 (1-3)

2 (1-3)

1

  1. Student’s t-test was used for Age, parity, BMI, week of gestational age, and Bishop score; chi-square test was used for Etnicity and Premature rupture of Membrane
  2. Abbreviations: BMI Body mass index, MVI Misoprostol vaginal insert, MVT Misoprostol vaginal tablets