Table 2.
Characteristics of analyzed cohort compared to participants not included in the analysis
| Included participants (N=2,251) | Insufficient FHR tracing before intervention (N=806) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 27.1 ± 6.0 | 27.4 ± 6.0 | 0.31 |
| Gestational age at time of randomization, weeks | 39.5 ± 1.2 | 39.3 ± 1.2 | 0.001 |
| Self-Identified race and ethnicity | 0.008 | ||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 23.4% | 24.8% | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 36.0% | 34.4% | |
| Asian | 3.1% | 1.6% | |
| Hispanic | 35.4% | 38.5% | |
| Other or not recorded | 2.1% | 0.7% | |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 33.5 ± 7.0 | 32.5 ± 6.9 | <0.001 |
| Education level, years | 12.8 ± 2.5 | 12.7 ± 2.7 | 0.29 |
| Nulliparous | 59.4% | 45.4% | <0.001 |
| Cervical dilation at randomization, cm | 4.6 ± 1.3 | 5.1 ± 1.2 | <0.001 |
| Induced labor | 60.6% | 58.4% | 0.29 |
Data are n (%) or mean ± standard deviation