Table 3. Comparison of the Primary Outcome in the Intervention and Control Groups.
| Group | P Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Control | ||
| Qualitative Variables | |||
| Nausea and vomiting, No. (%) a | < 0.001 | ||
| No | 43 (74.10) | 20 (34.5) | |
| Slight nausea | 10 (17.20) | 18 (31.00) | |
| Nausea requiring treatment | 5 (8.60) | 12 (20.70) | |
| Vomiting | 0 (0) | 8 (13.80) | |
| Quantitative Variables | |||
| PH of umbilical cord b | 0.022 | ||
| Mean ± SD | 7.28 ± 0.07 | 7.21 ± 0.22 | |
| Number | 58 | 58 | |
| PCO2 b | 0.001 | ||
| Mean ± SD | 50.26 ± 6.43 | 56.57 ± 10.46 | |
| Number | 58 | 58 | |
| Base excess b | 0.537 | ||
| Mean ± SD | -2.60 ± 4.70 | -2.89 ± 2.50 | |
| Number | 58 | 58 | |
| HCO3 b | 0.056 | ||
| Mean ± SD | 23.20 ± 4.07 | 23.93 ± 2.20 | |
| Number | 58 | 58 | |
| Apgar 1 b | 0.083 | ||
| Mean ± SD | 9.00 ± 0.00 | 8.95 ± 0.22 | |
| Number | 58 | 58 | |
| Apgar 5 b | 0.159 | ||
| Mean ± SD | 10.00 ± 0.00 | 9.95 ± 0.29 | |
| Number | 58 | 58 | |
aChi-squared test.
bMann-Whitney U test.