Vaginal misoprostol versus intracervical Foley catheter for cervical ripening in postdate primigravid women: a randomized clinical trial

Table 1 Comparison of baseline study variables between the misoprostol and FC groups

Variable	Misoprostol group (N = 60)	FC group (N = 60)	P-value^a
Maternal age (years) mean ± SD	27.35 ± 5.44	29.47 ± 6.21	0.235
GA (weeks) mean ± SD	42.37 ± 2.13	42.77 ± 4.73	0.097
Maternal BMI (kg/m²) mean ± SD	29.29 ± 11.17	30.11 ± 9.62	0.548
Birth weight (g) mean ± SD	3420.34 ± 101.62	3112.57 ± 81.54	0.241
1-min APGAR score, mean ± SD	9.25 ± 0.56	9.46 ± 1.01	0.333
5-min APGAR score, mean ± SD	9.74 ± 1.22	9.69 ± 0.26	0.333

Abbreviations: N number, SD standard deviation, FC Foley catheter, GA gestational age, BMI body mass index, APGAR Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, and Respiration
^a Analyzed by Student’s t-test

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