Table 1 Participant Characteristics
| Characteristics |
Experimental group (N = 161) |
Control group (N = 165) | t-value | p- value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years | 29.32 ± 3.44 | 28.61 ± 3.58 | −1.83 | 0.069 |
| Body mass index (Kg/m2) | 25.36 ± 2.76 | 25.29 ± 2.61 | −0.25 | 0.800 |
| Gravidity | 1.69 ± 1.00 | 1.87 ± 0.93 | 1.72 | 0.087 |
| Parity | 1.26 ± 0.60 | 1.30 ± 0.46 | 0.61 | 0.540 |
| Gestation age in weeks | 39.13 ± 0.80 | 39.08 ± 0.98 | −0.52 | 0.602 |
| Cervical dilatation in centimeters | 3.98 ± 0.16 | 4.00 ± 0.19 | 1.28 | 0.200 |