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Table 3 Estimated changes in the mean oxytocin level in the intervention and control groups using the linear mixed model with the baseline oxytocin level on the first day and the characteristic factors as covariates (N = 37)

From: Oxytocin levels in low-risk primiparas following breast stimulation for spontaneous onset of labor: a quasi-experimental study

 

Intervention

Control

p a

p b

M

SE

M

SE

First

Base

ref

 

ref

   

30 min

6.1

25.3

−38.8

28.2

0.053

0.369

60 min

−23.7

24.0

−42.1

25.1

0.169

1.000

75 min

−8.6

24.9

−49.1

25.8

0.012

0.083

Third

Base

18.7

27.4

−40.1

29.1

0.021

0.144

30 min

20.2

26.2

−44.4

27.3

0.003

0.018

60 min

−19.7

25.9

−45.9

27.0

0.171

1.000

75 min

−19.6

25.7

−49.1

26.9

0.119

0.832

  1. The covariate was evaluated based on the basal oxytocin level on the first day = 121.1, gestational weeks on the first day of intervention = 38.7, age = 29.0
  2. M Mean estimate level, SE Standard error, ref reference
  3. a: Without correction, b: With Bonferroni correction
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