19 August 2022: Database Analysis
Use and Effects of Augmentation of Labor with Oxytocin: A Single-Center, Retrospective, Case-Control Study of 4350 Women in Warsaw, Poland, 2015–2020
Grażyna Bączek 1ACDEF* , Sylwia Rychlewicz 2BCF , Margareta Budner 3BF , Ilona Kowalska 4DF , Robert Gałązkowski 5D , Justyna Teliga-Czajkowska 1AEDOI: 10.12659/MSM.937557
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e937557
Table 1 Characteristics of the population.
| Variables | Study groupAugmentation of laborn=4382 | Control groupNo augmentation of laborn=25073 | Alln=29455 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age [years] – M (SD) | 30.5 (4.1) | 31.8 (4.3) | 31.57 (4.3) | |
| Place of residence – n (%) | 0.078 | |||
| City | 3828 (87.4) | 21656 (86.4) | 25484 (86.5) | |
| Village | 554 (12.6) | 3417 (13.6) | 3971 (13.5) | |
| Education – n (%) | 0.202 | |||
| Primary education | 77 (1.8) | 406 (1.6) | 483 (1.6) | |
| Secondary education | 504 (11.5) | 2676 (10.7) | 3180 (10.8) | |
| Higher education | 3801 (86.7) | 21991 (87.7) | 25792 (87.6) | |
| Marital status – n (%) | ||||
| In a relationship | 3384 (77.2) | 20535 (81.9) | 23919 (81.2) | |
| Single | 998 (22.8) | 4538 (18.1) | 5536 (18.8) | |
| BMI – M (SD) | 27.39 (3.5) | 27.06 (3.7) | 27.12 (3.6) | |
| Maternal smoking – n (%) | 0.741 | |||
| Yes | 18 (0.4) | 112 (0.4) | 130 (0.4) | |
| No | 4364 (99.6) | 24961 (99.6) | 29325 (99.6) | |
| SD – standard deviation; BMI – body mass index. | ||||