Table 1

Baseline demographics of subjects

CharacteristicMisoprostol 400 µg
(n=40)
Misoprostol 200 µg
(n=37)
Gemeprost 1 mg (n=39)
Age (years)25.4 (4.7)27.0 (4.7)27.6 (5.5)
BMI (kg/m2)22.8 (4.5)23.5 (4.2)23.7 (4.4)
Gestational age (weeks)16.8 (2.9)16.8 (4.2)18.4 (3.2)
Nulliparous24 (60.0%)16 (43.2%)20 (51.3%)
Primigravida14 (35.0%)10 (27.0%)12 (30.8%)
First TOP29 (72.5%)18 (48.6%)21 (53.8%)
Indication
Unwanted pregnancies32 (80.0%)33 (89.2%)32 (82.1%)
Fetal anomaly8 (20.0%)4 (10.8%)7 (17.9%)
  • Values are expressed as mean (± standard deviation) for continuous variables or number (percentage) for categorical variables.

  • BMI, body mass index; TOP, termination of pregnancy.