Variable | Catheter n = 314 | Misoprostol n = 265 | p value |
Age (median and range) | 32 (17 - 50) | 32 (18 - 46) | p > 0.05 |
Primiparous (%) | 173 (55.1) | 164 (61.9) | p > 0.05 |
Previous CS (%) | 40 (12.6) | 8 (3.0) | p > 0.05 |
Gestational age (median and range) | 39 (34 - 42) | 39 (34 - 42) | p > 0.05 |
Gestational age < 37 + 0 weeks (%) | 4 (1.3) | 13 (4.9) | p > 0.05 |
Bishop score all women (mean) | 2.6 | 2.1 | p < 0.001 |
Bishop score 0 - 2 (%) | 27 (8.6) | 110 (41.5) | p > 0.05 |
Bishop score 3 - 4 (%) | 190 (60.5) | 128 (48.3) | p > 0.05 |
Bishop score ≥ 5 (%) | 97 (30.9) | 27 (10.2) | p > 0.05 |