Table 1.
Comparison of the factors between the parity groups in women in Sudan, 2022
| Characteristics | Total (number = 397) | Nulliparity (number = 154) |
Para 1‒3 (number = 93) | Para 4 and 5(number = 70) | Para > 5(number = 80) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 45.0(33.0‒55.7) | 41.4(26.0‒55.0) | 40.0(32.0‒50.0) | 50.0(35.0‒57.0) | 53.0(42.0‒60.0) | < 0.001 | |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 26.4(22.5‒30.5) | 24.5(19.9‒28.6) | 27.1(23.5‒30.8) | 27.6 (23.7‒32.9) | 27.0 (23.7‒31.3) | < 0.001 | |
| Education level | ≥ secondary | 267(67.3) | 103(66.9) | 59 (63.4) | 48(68.6) | 57(71.3) | 0739 |
| < secondary | 130(32.7) | 51(33.1) | 34(36.6) | 22(31.4) | 23(28.7) | ||
| Occupation | Housewives | 218(54.9) | 69 (44.8) | 57(61.3) | 41 (58.6) | 51(63.7) | 0.013 |
| Employed | 179(45.1) | 85(55.2) | 36(38.7) | 29(41.4) | 29 (36.3) | ||
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus | No | 285(71.8) | 126(81.8) | 64(68.8) | 46(65.7) | 49(61.3) | |
| Yes | 112(28.2) | 28(18.2) | 29(31.2) | 24(34.3) | 31(38.8) | 0.003 |