Table 2 Bivariate analysis of the obstetric characteristics and effective cervical ripening.

From: Prediction of an effective cervical ripenning in the induction of labour using vaginal dinoprostone

Variable

Cervical ripening

Bishop score ≤ 6

Score

bishop > 6

OR CI

P value

Maternal Age

33.5 (5.10)

32.6 (5.24)

0.97 (0.92–1.02)

0.239

Weeks of gestation

39.3 (1.47)

39.7 (1.32)

1.24 (1.01–1.52)

0.037

Body mass index (BMI)

27.0 (5.39)

24.7 (5.14)

0.91 (0.86- 0.96)

0.001

Parity

   

0.378

 Primiparous

71 (54.2)

60 (45.8)

1

 

 Secundiparous

28 (52.8)

25 (47.2)

1.06 (0.56–2.00)

0.866

 Terciparous or more

14 (70.0)

6 (30.0)

0.51 (0.18–1.40)

0.190

Previous caesarean

   

0.330

 No

98 (54.4)

82 (45.6)

1

 

 Yes

15 (65.2)

8 (34.8)

0.64 (0.26–1.58)

 

Fertility treatment

    

 None

102 (54.5)

85 (45.5)

1

 

 Insemination

1 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

NC

1.000

 In vitro fertilisation

9 (64.3)

5 (35.7)

0.68 (0.22–2.07)

0.482

Fetal sex

   

0.028

 Female

61 (63.5)

35 (36.5)

1

 

 Male

52 (48.1)

56 (51.9)

1.88 (1.07–3.29)

 

Diabetes

   

0.055

 No

99 (53.2)

87 (46.8)

1

0.045

 Yes

14 (77.8)

4 (22.2)

0.33 (0.10–1.03)

 

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)

 Yes

7 (63.6)

4 (36.4)

1

 

No

106 (54.9)

87 (45.1)

0.70 (0.20–2.46)

 

Hypothyroidism

   

0.879

 No

96 (55.2)

78 (44.8)

1

 

 Yes

17 (56.7)

13 (43.3)

0.94 (0.43–2.06)

 

Hypertensive states in pregnancy

   

0.111

 No

101 (53.7)

87 (46.3)

1

 

 Yes

12 (75.0)

4 (25.0)

0.39 (0.12–1.24)

 

Prepartum estimated fetal weight (EFW)

3245.2 (57.73)

3187.8 (45.38)

1.00 (0.99–1.00)

0.470

Cervical length (CL) before induction

28.79 (9.57)

23.59 (9.02)

0.93 (0.90–0.96)

 < 0.001

Funnelling

   

0.865

No

101 (55.2)

82 (44.8)

1

 

Yes

12 (57.1)

9 (42.9)

1.08 (0.44–2.70

 

Prepartum amniotic fluid index (AFI)

 < 5

13 (54.2)

11 (45.8)

1

 

 ≥ 5—25

90 (54.5)

75 (45.5)

1.02 (.43–2.40)

0.972

 > 25

10 (71.4)

4 (28.6)

0.48 (0.15–1.59)

0.230

Bishop score upon admission

2.16 (1.41)

3.04 (1.35)

1.58 (1.28—1.96)

 < 0.001

Premature rupture of membranes (PROM)

   

0.001

 No

101 (61.2)

64 (38.8)

1

 

 Yes

12 (30.8)

27 (69.2)

3.55 (1.68—7.50)

 

Hours between rupture of membranes and induction

7.6 (6.00)

13.3 (18.16)

1.05 (0.95–1.16)

0.164

Time with Propess®

14.5 (7.27)

9.3 (5.31)

0.88 (0.84- 0.93)

 < 0.001

  1. Significant values are in [bold].