Research Article

Comparison of Pregnancy Outcome between 4 and 6 cm Cervical os Dilatation to Demarcate Active Phase of Labour: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Comparison of demographic data between participants who delivered via caesarean section () and vaginal delivery ().

Vaginal delivery
Caesarean section
value

Mean maternal , years0.125
Group age (years), (%)0.767
 <35107 (79.9)18 (85.7)
 ≥3527 (20.1)3 (14.3)
Median prepregnancy BMI (IQR) (kg/m2)26.4 (24.0–28.2)26.3 (24.0–27.6)0.924
BMI category, (%)0.311
 Underweight1 (0.7)1 (4.7)
 Normal47 (35.1)6 (28.6)
 Overweight86 (64.2)14 (66.7)
Parity, (%)0.023
 Nulliparous36 (26.9)11 (52.4)
 Multiparous98 (73.1)10 (47.6)

Independent -test, Fisher’s exact test, chi-square test, Wilcoxon’s rank sum test. SD = standard deviation; BMI = body mass index; IQR = interquartile range.