Study of Electrolyte Changes in Patients with Prolonged Labour in Ikot Ekpene, a Rural Community in Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

Table 2

Obstetric parameters of cases of prolonged labour and controls.

(a)

Variable	Cases Mean (SD)	Control Mean (SD)	All Mean (SD)	𝑃 value
Age	17.4 (6.0)	18.7 (3.4)	18.1 (5.0)	0.183
Parity	0.8 (1.4)	0.9 (1.1)	0.7 (1.3)	0.585
Gestational age (weeks)	39.7 (1.2)	38.2 (1.3)	39.1 (1.3)	0.42

(b)

Variable	Cases 𝑁 (%)	Control 𝑁 (%)	All 𝑁 (%)	𝜒^2/fishers exact	𝑃 value
	95 (100)	105 (100)	200 (100)
Booking status
Booked	15 (15.7)	80 (76.1)	95 (47.5)	1.190	0.275
Unbooked	80 (84.3)	25 (23.9)	105 (52.5)