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. 2023 Jun 8;73(5):397–405. doi: 10.1007/s13224-023-01748-w

Table 4.

Comparison of lifestyle-related behaviour with socio-demographic in the postpartum period

Residence Overall and pairwise variance** Education Overall and pairwise variance**
(1) Metropolitan* (2) City* (3) Town* (4) Village* (1) Profession or honours* (2) Graduate* (3) Intermediate or diploma* (4) High school certificate*
Dietary habits 31 (16–51) 31 (15–47) 30 (24–48) 31 (26–37) N.S# 32 (15–51) 31 (16–48) 30 (16–44) 30 (21–40)

(P < 0.001) and

1 versus 2 (P < 0.05), 1 versus 3 (P < 0.01), 1 versus 4 (P < 0.001), 2 versus 4 (P < 0.001)

Physical Activity 31 (14–53) 31.5 (19–45) 32 (22–44) 34.5 (26–47)

(P < 0.05 and 1 versus 4 (P < 0.05)

2 versus 4 (P < 0.05)

3 versus 4 (P < 0.05)

31 (15–53) 31 (18–45) 31 (14–46) N.S
Sleep 10 (4–15) 10 (4–14) 11 (6–16) 9 (8–12) N.S 10 (6–16) 10 (4–15) 10 (5–14) 10 (6–14) (P < 0.05) and 2 versus 3 (P < 0.05)
Myths 19 (7–35) 19 (7–29) 10 (11–28) 22 (11–27)

(P < 0.05) and 1 versus 4 (P < 0.01)

2 versus 4 (P < 0.05)

19 (7–30) 20 (7–35) 19 (7–25) 17.5 (7–28) N.S

*Median (minimum–maximum)

**Kruskal–Wallis test followed by Dunn’s pairwise comparison with Bonferroni test

#N.S Not significant