Table 1.
Maternal characteristics of the study population. In comparison between women with dissatisfaction with childbirth (VAS 1–3) and women not being dissatisfied (VAS 4–10). Chi-squared tests were used for categorical variables and t-tests for numerical variables
| Dissatisfaction with childbirth VAS 1–3 (n = 953) |
Not being dissatisfied with childbirth VAS 4–10 (n = 15,822) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal age (years) | |||
| Mean [SD] | 30.2 [5.0] | 29.6 [5.0] | 0.001* |
| < 25 | 101 (10.6) | 2237 (14.1) | 0.006* |
| 25–35 | 700 (73.5) | 11,327 (71.6) | |
| > 35 | 142 (14.9) | 2098 (13.3) | |
| Missing n | 10 | 160 | |
| Body Mass Index | |||
| < 18.5 | 14 (1.5) | 365 (2.4) | 0.079 |
| 18.5–24.9 | 469 (49.2) | 8253 (54.3) | |
| 25–29.9 | 274 (28.8) | 4212 (27.7) | |
| 30–34.9 | 107 (11.2) | 1669 (11.0) | |
| 35–39.9 | 42 (4.4) | 542 (3.6) | |
| > 40 | 15 (1.6) | 185 (1.2) | |
| Missing n | 32 | 596 | |
| Parity | |||
| Primiparas | 499 (52.4) | 6133 (38.8) | < 0.001* |
| Multiparas | 438 (46.0) | 9468 (60.0) | |
| Missing n | 16 | 221 | |
VAS: visual analog scale. Categorical data are presented as number and (%). *P-values < 0.05 were considered as statistically significant