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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of women at trial entry

From: Moxibustion for cephalic version: a feasibility randomised controlled trial

 

Moxibustion

Control

 

N = 10

%

N = 10

%

Age (years)

30.36

(±3.13)

24.60

(±5.23)

Parity 0

7

70.0

9

90.0

Marital status: Married/defacto

9

90.0

8

80.0

Employment status

    

   Working

6

60.0

4

40.0

   Unemployed

1

10.0

2

20.0

   Home duties/student

3

30.0

4

40.0

Education*

    

Completed High school

1

11.1

0

0.0

Completed tertiary education

8

88.9

8*

88.9

Ethnicity

    

   Caucasian

10

100.0

9

90.0

   Asian

0

0.0

1

10.0

Gestational age (weeks)

34.8

(±0.69)

35.6

(±0.70)

Type of breech

    

   Complete

1

10.0

2

20.0

   Frank

3

30.0

3

30.0

   Unknown

6

60.0

5

50.0

Engagement of presenting part

    

   Yes

1

10.0

0

0.0

   No

9

90.0

10

100.0

Placental location

    

   Anterior

5

50.0

1

10.0

   Posterior

4

40.0

6

60.0

   Other

1

10.0

3

30.0

  1. * missing data Data are n and % or mean and standard deviation.