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. 2018 May 5;10(5):6756–6763. doi: 10.19082/6756

Table 1.

Comparisons of women’s characteristics in three groups

Variables		Laminaria	Misoprostol	ISDN	p-value
Age (year) (M±SD)		26.18±4.74	26.62±5.06	26.59±4.03	0.915
Gestational age (week) (M±SD)^†		40.2±.95	40.6±.66	40.6±.80	0.145
Birth weight (gram)		3415±329	3280±330	3459±378	0.102
Gravidity; n (%)^£	Primigravida	18 (56.3)	14 (44.8)	7 (21.9)	0.018*
Gravidity; n (%)^£	Multigravida	14 (43.7)	18 (56.3)	24 (75)	0.018*
Parity; n (%)^£	Primiparity	21 (65.6)	21 (65.6)	16 (50.0)	0.337
Parity; n (%)^£	Multipara	11 (34.3)	11 (34.3)	16 (50)	0.337
Previous Abortion; n (%)^£	Yes	7 (21.9)	11 (34.4)	14 (43.8)	0.177
Previous Abortion; n (%)^£	No	25 (78.1)	21 (65.6)	18 (56.3)	0.177
BMI Kg/m² (M±SD)^†		22.82±2.33	22.51±1.60	23.70±2.00	0.531
Bishop Score before interventions (M±SD)^‡		1.94±1.52	2.5±1.42	1.97±.93	0.136

^†

ANOVA,

^‡

Kruskal-Wallis test,

^£

Chi-square test, Isosorbide dinitrate