Table 2.
Differences of health and pregnancy information between participants with different delivery modes
| Vaginal | Cesarean | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parities | |||
| First birth | 248 (58.4) | 139 (54.9) | 0.431 |
| Others | 177 (41.6) | 114 (45.1) | |
| Getting regular pregnancy check-ups | |||
| No | 213 (50.1) | 109 (43.1) | 0.090 |
| Yes | 212 (49.9) | 144 (56.9) | |
| Getting nutrition instruction | |||
| No | 161 (37.9) | 73 (28.9) | 0.021 |
| Yes | 264 (62.1) | 180 (71.1) | |
| History of metabolic disease | |||
| No | 356 (83.8) | 187 (73.9) | 0.003 |
| Yes | 69 (16.2) | 66 (26.1) | |
| Gestational weight gain | |||
| Low | 101 (23.8) | 59 (23.3) | 0.013 |
| Optimal | 200 (47.1) | 94 (37.2) | |
| Excess | 124 (29.2) | 100 (39.5) | |
| Gestational age at delivery | |||
| Full-term | 402 (94.6) | 235 (92.9) | 0.618 |
| Pre-term | 21 (4.9) | 17 (6.7) | |
| Post-term | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.4) | |
| Birth weight of infants (kg)a | 3.3 ± 0.4 | 3.3 ± 0.6 | 0.832 |
Continuous variables were presented as mean ± SD and compared with Student’s t tests. Categorical variables were presented as proportions and compared with Chi-square tests
aOne missing value