Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the study population of mean (M), ± standard deviation (SD), and median (n.s.: nonsignificant difference, P > 0.05).

	Cervical (n = 20)	Intravaginal (n = 19)	P value
	M ± SD (median)	M ± SD (median)
Maternal age (years)	34.2 ± 4.5 (34)	32.5 ± 3.9 (32)	n.s.
Gravity	2.2 ± 1.3 (2)	1.8 ± 1.8 (1)	n.s.
Parity	0.7 ± 0.7 (1)	0.3 ± 0.6 (0)	n.s.
Gestational age (weeks)	39.6 ± 1.5 (40)	39.7 ± 1.1 (40)	n.s.
Bishop score	3.8 ± 1.3 (4)	3.5 ± 1.3 (3)	n.s.
Birth weight (kg)	3640 ± 401 (3685)	3556 ± 479 (3600)	n.s.
BMI (kg/m2)	23.8 ± 4.6 (23.1)	23.4 ± 3.4 (22.7)	n.s.