Table 2.

The clinical characteristics of the study population.

Characteristics	Successful induction (n=80)	Failed induction (n=47)	P value
Bishop score	3.99±1.20	3.91±1.20	0.740
Induction-active labor interval	5.16±2.98	8.40±3.41	0.002*
Uterine hyperstimulation	9 (11.3%)	5 (10.6%)	0.953
Meconium-stained amniotic fluid	17 (21.2%)	14 (29.8%)	0.247
Abnormal fetal heart rate	25 (31.3%)	9 (19.1%)	0.159
Apgar score < 7	8 (10.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0.201
Birth weight, g	3421.11±368.14	3566.36±345.16	0.033*
Male	36 (45.0%)	19 (40.4%)	0.833

^*P<0.05 by Student’s t test.