Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| (n =584) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variable | ||
| Average | SD | |
| Age (years) | 31.4 | 5.1 |
| Height (cm) | 158.1 | 5.3 |
| Weight (kg) | 51.9 | 7.0 |
| Gestational age at delivery (weeks) | 38.9 | 1.5 |
| n | % | |
| Parity | ||
| Primiparous | 279 | 47.8 |
| Multiparous | 305 | 52.2 |
| Methods of birth | ||
| Vaginal birth | 507 | 86.8 |
| Caesarean section | 77 | 13.2 |
| Term | ||
| Preterm (<37 weeks) | 30 | 5.1 |
| Full term (37–41 weeks) | 547 | 93.7 |
| Post term (≥42 weeks) | 7 | 1.2 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married or living with partner | 567 | 97.1 |
| Single | 13 | 2.2 |
| Divorced | 4 | 0.7 |
| Widowed | 0 | 0 |
| Pregnancy | ||
| Planed | 440 | 75.3 |
| Not planed | 144 | 24.7 |
| Breastfeeding status | ||
| Fully breastfeeding | 383 | 65.6 |
| Partially breastfeeding | 143 | 24.5 |
| Formula feeding | 58 | 9.9 |
| Eating meals regularly | ||
| Yes | 507 | 86.8 |
| No | 77 | 13.2 |
| Appetite | ||
| Good | 559 | 95.7 |
| Poor | 25 | 4.3 |
| Frequency of going out | ||
| Almost everyday | 255 | 43.7 |
| 2–3 times a week | 251 | 43.0 |
| Once a week | 61 | 10.4 |
| 1–2 times a month | 13 | 2.2 |
| Less | 4 | 0.7 |
| Financial difficulty | ||
| No | 467 | 80.0 |
| Yes | 117 | 20.0 |
| Stressful life events experienced | ||
| Yes | 183 | 31.3 |
| No | 401 | 68.7 |
| History of depression | ||
| Yes | 36 | 6.2 |
| No | 548 | 93.8 |