1-Duration of uterine contractions (s) |
Study (n = 75) | 25.40 ± 5.15 | 31.80 ± 3.99 | 35.80 ± 3.45 | 41.60 ± 2.81 | 45.80 ± 7.49 | 52.20 ± 5.77 | 59.40 ± 5.07 | 64.60 ± 4.95 | 27.872 | 1.686 |
Control (n = 75) | 24.60 ± 5.49 | 30.20 ± 5.77 | 34.40 ± 3.02 | 39.00 ± 6.14 | 45.60 ± 3.69 | 51.40 ± 5.89 | 53.80 ± 3.99 | 62.40 ± 5.64 | | |
t (P-value) | 0. 919 (0.360) | 1.972 (0.051) | 2.641 (0.009) | 3.333 (0.001)** | 0.218 (0.827) | 0.840 (0.403) | 7.505 (0.001)** | 2.536 (0.012)* | 0.000** | 0.196 |
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2-Interval of uterine contractions (min) |
Study (n = 75) | 4.70 ± 0.75 | 4.01 ± 0.71 | 3.71 ± 0.51 | 3.40 ± 0.37 | 3.02 ± 0.31 | 2.90 ± 0.20 | 2.50 ± 0.31 | 2.03 ± 0.55 | 18.506 | 27.160 |
Control (n = 75) | 4.82 ± 0.60 | 4.42 ± 0.58 | 4.32 ± 0.59 | 3.91 ± 0.48 | 3.31 ± 0.42 | 3.02 ± 0.41 | 2.96 ± 0.37 | 2.10 ± 0.49 | | |
t (P-value) | 1.074 (0.285) | 3.957 (0.000)** | 7.413 (0.000)** | 7.268 (0.000)** | 5.061 (0.000)** | 2.363 (0.019)* | 7.171 (0.000)** | 1.148 (0.253) | 0.000** | 0.000** |
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3-frequency of uterine contractions/10 min |
Study (n = 75) | 2.40 ± 0.43 | 2.60 ± 0.42 | 2.80 ± 0.40 | 2.82 ± 0.42 | 2.85 ± 0.46 | 3.00 ± 0.63 | 3.40 ± 0.49 | 4.20 ± 0.75 | 2.085 | 8.667 |
Control (n = 75) | 2.37 ± 0.0.48 | 2.40 ± 0.49 | 2.58 ± 0.47 | 2.60 ± 0.57 | 2.63 ± 0.61 | 2.94 ± 0.65 | 3.17 ± 0.41 | 3.93 ± 0.68 | | |
t (P-value) | 0.333 (0.739) | 2.483 (0.014)* | 2.893 (0.004)* | 3.065 (0.003)* | 3.058 (0.003)* | 0.490 (0.614) | 3.054 (0.003)* | 2.269 (0.025)* | 0.043* | 0.004* |
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4-Cervical dilatation (cm) |
Study (n = 75) | 3.40 ± 0.54 | 3.20 ± 0.40 | 4.12 ± 0.51 | 5.94 ± 0.67 | 6.81 ± 0.74 | 7.85 ± 0.84 | 8.94 ± 0.84 | 9.95 ± 0.21 | 12.480 | 0.146 |
Control (n = 75) | 3.45 ± 0.50 | 3.17 ± 0.38 | 4.01 ± 0.58 | 5.62 ± 0.95 | 6.62 ± 0.95 | 7.62 ± 0.94 | 8.62 ± 0.95 | 9.78 ± 0.47 | | |
t (P-value) | 0.657 (0.512) | 0.417 (0.678) | 1.186 (0.238) | 2.368 (0.019)* | 1.332 (0.185) | 1.536 (0.127) | 2.164 (0.032)* | 2.467 (0.015)* | 0.001** | 0.033* |
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5-Fetal head descent/fifth |
Study (n = 75) | 2.97 ± 0.67 | 2.41 ± 0.50 | 2.00 ± 0.63 | 1.40 ± 0.49 | 0.61 ± 0.44 | 0.37 ± 0.45 | 0.21 ± 0.40 | 0.14 ± 0.41 | 5.467 | 12.530 |
Control (n = 75) | 3.01 ± 0.70 | 2.45 ± 0.52 | 0.04 ± 0.66 | 1.46 ± 0.57 | 0.82 ± 0.70 | 0.53 ± 0.55 | 0.44 ± 0.54 | 0.35 ± 0.53 | | |
t (P-value) | 0.354 (0.724) | 0.479 (0.633) | 0.376 (0.708) | 0.657 (0.512) | 2.152 (0.033)* | 1.880 (0.062) | 2.555 (0.012)* | 2.077 (0.041)* | 0.022* | 0.001** |
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6-Fetal heart rates B/M |
Study (n = 75) | 135.72 ± 8.64 | 136.44 ± 8.84 | 133.80 ± 7.74 | 130.92 ± 9.43 | 133.06 ± 7.57 | 133.77 ± 8.72 | 130.33 ± 8.88 | 128.46 ± 9.49 | 0.507 | 1.299 |
Control (n = 75) | 133.73 ± 8.38 | 134.81 ± 9.31 | 132.80 ± 8.31 | 131.08 ± 8.07 | 131.00 ± 0.10 | 131.98 ± 7.92 | 128.18 ± 9.32 | 129.37 ± 8.01 | | |
t (P-value) | 1.444 (0.151) | 1.097 (0.275) | 0.762 (0.447) | 0.112 (0.911) | 1.424 (0.157) | 0.776 (0.439) | 1479 (0.141) | 0.632 (0.528) | 0.478 | 0.256 |
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7-Pain scores (visual pain analogue scale) |
Study (n = 75) | 7.29 ± 0.61 | 7.70 ± 0.45 | 7.77 ± 0.42 | 8.21 ± 0.59 | 8.86 ± 0.34 | 9.30 ± 0.46 | 9.48 ± 1.25 | 9.61 ± 1.27 | 16.683 | 0.039 |
Control (n = 75) | 7.22 ± 0.53 | 7.76 ± 0.42 | 7.80 ± 0.40 | 8.25 ± 0.63 | 8.92 ± 0.39 | 9.33 ± 0.50 | 9.52 ± 0.54 | 9.53 ± 0.53 | | |
t (P-value) | 0.712 (0.478) | 0.735 (0.464) | 0.396 (0.693) | 0.395 (0.693) | 0.884 (0.378) | 0.348 (0.728) | 0.256 (0.798) | 0.514 (0.608) | 0.000** | 0.843 |