Demographic | Clinic misoprostol (n=698) | Home misoprostol (n=823) | P value |
Age (years)(mean (SD)) | 27.2 (6.5) | 27.2 (6.7) | |
BMI (kg/m2)(mean (SD)) | 25.5 (5.3) | 25.8 (5.2) | 0.266 |
Reproductive history (n(%)) | |||
Previous birth | 341 (48.9) | 380 (46.2) | 0.297 |
Previous abortion | 276 (39.5) | 278 (33.8) | 0.020 |
Previous miscarriage | 88 (12.6) | 114 (13.9) | 0.476 |
Gestation (weeks+days)(n(%)) | |||
All gestations | 0.012* | ||
≤7+0 | 478 (68.5) | 489 (59.5) | |
7+1–8+0 | 144 (20.6) | 177 (21.5) | |
8+1–9+0 | 74 (10.6) | 118 (14.3) | |
9+1–9+6 | 2 (0.3)† | 39 (4.7) |
*Women between gestational ages 9+1 and 9+6 were excluded when comparing gestations between the two cohorts.
†Two women in the clinic misoprostol cohort were over 9+0 weeks’ gestation but proceeded with early medical abortion out of choice.
BMI, Body Mass Index;