Table 1.
Comparison of demographic and obstetrics characteristics in the two groups
| p value | Placebo N=45 |
Wheat germ N=45 |
Groups |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | ||||
| 0.93** | 26.51±4.19* | 26.57±4.03* | Age (year) | |
| 0.34*** | 20 (44.4%) | 25 (55.6 %) | High school and lower | Education |
| 18 (40 %) | 14 (31.1%) | Diploma | ||
| 7 (15.6 %) | 6 (13.3%) | University | ||
| 0.309*** | 42 (93.3%) | 44 (97.8%) | Housewife | Occupation |
| 3 (6.7%) | 1 (2.2%) | Employee | ||
| 0.669*** | 17 (37.8%) | 16 (35.6 %) | High school and lower | Husband’s Education |
| 23 (51.1%) | 22 (48.9%) | Diploma | ||
| 5 (11.1%) | 7 (15.6%) | University | ||
| 0.405*** | 14 (31.1%) | 18 (40%) | Worker | Husband’s Occupation |
| 11 (24.4%) | 10 (22.2 %) | Employee | ||
| 20 (44.4%) | 17 (37.8 %) | Self – employment | ||
| 0.81**** | 34 (75.6%) | 33 (73.3%) | Yes | Wanted pregnancy |
| 11 (24.4%) | 12 (26.7%) | No | ||
| 0.64**** | 30 (66.7%) | 32 (71.1%) | Yes | Episiotomy |
| 15 (33.3%) | 13 (28.9%) | No | ||
| 0.09*** | 15 (33.3%) | 23 (51.1%) | One | Number of deliveries |
| 30 (66.7%) | 22 (48.9%) | Two | ||
| 0.405** | 38.48±1.03 | 38.51±1.12 | Duration of pregnancy(week) | |
| 0.661** | 3.22±3.71 | 3. 55±3.47 | Oxytocin injected during labor(unit) | |
| 0.633** | 34.88±6.26 | 35.55±6.92 | Oxytocin injected after delivery(unit) | |
| 0.613** | 169.66±31.55 | 173.55±40.58 | Duration of the First stage of labor(minute) | |
| 0.06** | 54.11±13.02 | 48.66±14.03 | Duration of the second stage of labor(minute) | |
*Mean±Standard Deviation, **Two Independent Sample T-Test, *** Mann-Whitney Test, ****Chi-Square.