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Table 1 Characteristics of trial participants

From: Induction of labor compared to expectant management in term nulliparas with a latent phase of labor of more than 8 hours: a randomized trial

Characteristics

Induction (n = 158)

Expectant (n = 160)

P value

Age (years)

28.0 ± 3.9

27.6 ± 3.4

0.31

Gestational age (weeks)

39.9 ± 0.5

39.8 ± 0.5

0.18

Body mass index (BMI)

27.3 ± 4.9

27.7 ± 3.5

0.39

Ethnicity

  

0.40

 Malay

100 (63.3)

114 (71.3)

 

 Chinese

28 (17.7)

21 (13.1)

 

 Indian

21 (13.3)

12 (7.5)

 

 Others

9 (5.7)

13 (8.1)

 

Hours of contraction pain at recruitment

12 [10–20]

12 [9–19]

0.97

Cervical Bishop score at recruitment

4.3 ± 1.6

4.1 ± 1.4

0.36

Contraction pain score (VNRS)a at recruitment

6.5 ± 1.9

6.6 ± 1.7

0.69

  1. Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation, median [interquartile range] or number (%). Analyses by Student t test for continuous variables and Chi Square test for categorical data sets
  2. a11-point verbal numerical rating scale (VNRS) with 0 representing no pain and 10 representing worst possible pain