TABLE 1.

Demographic characteristics of the study population

	Buccal misoprostol, median (95% CI)	Vaginal misoprostol, median (95% CI)
N	24	23
Age, years	26 (23.2–28.7)	24 (21.6–26.4)
BMI, kg/m2	35 (31.6–38.3)	36 (32.3–39.8)
Gestational age, weeks	39 (38.5–39.6)	39.8 (39.3–40.3)
RACE
African American/Black	8 (33%)	7 (30%)
White	11 (46%)	12 (52%)
Other	5 (21%)	4 (17%)

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval.