Table 1.

Baseline patient characteristics

	Needle group [n = 100]	Catheter group [n = 99]	P value
Age (years)	30.5 ± 3.8	30.2 ± 3.8	0.646
Height (cm)	161.4 ± 5.4	162.6 ± 4.8	0.114
Weight (kg)	67.5 ± 7.7	68.6 ± 8.5	0.365
BMI (kg m−2)	26.0 ± 3.1	25.9 ± 3.0	0.962
Gestational age (weeks)	39 [38 to 40]	39 [38 to 40]	0.329
Cervical dilation (cm)	2.5 [2.5 to 3.0]	2.5 [2.5 to 3.0]	0.329
VAS pain scores (0–100 mm)	90 [72.5 to 90]	80 [70 to 90]	0.363
Induction of labour	47 (47)	37 (37.4)	0.169

Data are mean ± SD, median [IQR], n (%). BMI, body mass index; VAS, visual analogue scale.