Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the participants by study groups.
| Characteristics |
Lavender and footbath
n=47 |
Lavender
n=47 |
Placebo
n=47 |
p |
| Age (years)* | 27.0 (4.9) | 28.2 (4.99) | 28.1 (3.9) | 0.37† |
| Body mass index (kg/m2)* | 23.5 (3.2) | 23.3 (2.8) | 22.4 (2.4) | 0.13† |
| Education | ||||
| Guidance | 6 (12.8) | 5 (10.6) | 3 (6.4) | 0.23§ |
| High school | 3 (6.4) | 2 (4.3) | 7 (14.9) | |
| Diploma | 28 (59.6) | 24 (51.1) | 29 (61.7) | |
| University | 10 (21.3) | 16 (34.0) | 8 (17.0) | |
| Income status | ||||
| Sufficient | 11 (23.4) | 13 (27.7) | 10 (21.3) | 0.86§ |
| Fairly adequate | 27 (57.4) | 31 (66.0) | 30 (63.8) | |
| Insufficient | 9 (19.1) | 3 (6.4) | 7 (14.9) | |
| Male fetus by ultrasound | 24 (51.1) | 28 (59.6) | 22 (46.8) | 0.24‡ |
| Women interest in fetal sex | 42 (89.4) | 43 (91.5) | 44 (93.6) | 0.92** |
| Husband interest in fetal sex | 42 (89.4) | 43 (91.5) | 41 (87.2) | 0.79‡ |
* Mean (SD), Data represent number (%) except otherwise indicated, †ANOVA , ‡Chi-Square, §Linear-by-Linear,**Pearson Chi-Square