Table 2.
Sample characteristics
| Characteristics | Category | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Newborn’s gender | Male | 1678 (51.9%) |
| Female | 1553 (48.0%) | |
| Unknown | 2 (0.1%) | |
| Birth order | Primiparous | 1570 (48.9%) |
| Multiparous | 1588 (49.5%) | |
| Unknown | 52 (1.6%) | |
| Pregnancy term | Preterm (< 38 weeks) | 83 (2.6%) |
| Term | 2397 (75.7%) | |
| Postmature (> 42 weeks) | 10 (0.3%) | |
| Unknown | 678 (21.4%) | |
| Delivery route | Vaginal | 2863 (88.6%) |
| C-section | 241 (7.5%) | |
| Other | 59 (1.8%) | |
| Unknown | 70 (2.2%) | |
| Education of mothers | University | 609 (18.8%) |
| Secondary | 1420 (43.9%) | |
| Primary | 1167 (36.1%) | |
| Unknown | 37 (1.1%) | |
| Mean age of mothers | 25.6 (4.8) | |