Table 1.
Baseline clinical characteristics of misoprostol and Foley catheter group
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| Variable | Misoprostol group (n: 54) | Foley catheter group (n: 71) | Total (n: 125) | P-value |
| Maternal age (yr)* | 26.1 4.3 | 26.1 4.5 | 26.1 4.4 | 0.97 |
| Gestational age (wk)* | 35.1 2.4 | 34.7 2.5 | 34.9 2.5 | 0.89 |
| Primary Bishop score:** | ||||
| 0–2 | 34 (63.0) | 48 (67.6) | 82 (65.6) | |
| 3–6 | 20 (37.0) | 23 (32.4) | 43 (34.3) | <brow>-2</erow> 0.58 |
| Type of parity:** | ||||
| Nulliparous | 31 (57.4) | 49 (69.0) | 80 (64.0) | |
| Multiparous | 23 (42.6) | 22 (31.0) | 45 (36.0) | <brow>-2</erow> 0.18 |
| Pregnancy termination Indication:** | ||||
| Gestational hypertension | 13 (24.0) | 18 (25.0) | 31 (24.8) | |
| Preeclampsia | 37 (68.5) | 49 (69) | 86 (68.8) | |
| Eclampsia | 4 (7.4) | 4 (5.6) | 8 (6.4) | <brow>-3</erow> 0.91 |
| *Data presented as mean SD | ||||
| **Data presented as n (%) | ||||
| The t-test was used to analyze continuous data, and Chi-Square and Mann–Whitney test were used for nonparametric data analysis | ||||