Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the participants in the experimental and control groups

Demographic characteristics		Experimental group	Control group	P. value
Gender, n (%)	Female	6 (33.3)	10 (55.6)	0.2†
	Male	12 (66.7)	8 (44.4)
Birth type	Vaginal	6 (33.3)	4 (22.2)	0.45†
	Cesarean section	12 (66.7)	14 (77.8)
Mother's age (years)[mean (SD)]		28.0 (6.6)	30.3 (9.3)	0.4§
Gestational age		33.2 (1.6)	32.9 (1.8)	0.6§
Birth weight (g)		1936.7 (340.7)	1848.9 (374.5)	0.5§

^†Chi-square statistics

^§Independent t-test; SD: Standard Deviation