Table 1.
Comparison of demographic characteristics between pregnant, lactating and Non-pregnant/lactating groups
| Variables | Pregnant group (P) N = 200 |
Lactating group (L) N = 203 |
Non-pregnant/non-lactating (N) N = 201 |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age* | 29.69 ± 5.85 | 30.23 ± 5.18 | 32.59 ± 6.31 | < 0.001 |
| Gravid* | 1.92 ± 1.33 | 1.17.86 | 1.15 ± 1.10 | < 0.001 |
| Parity* | 1.05 ± 0.90 | 1.15 ± 0.82 | 0.99 ± 0.84 | 0.21 |
| Number of children* | 1.13 ± 0.88 | 1.16 ± 0.82 | 1.02 ± 0.83 | 0.24 |
| Education** | 0.41 | |||
| ≤ 12 years | 38 (19.2) | 30 (14.5) | 35 (18.5) | |
| > 12 years | 160 (80.8) | 172 (85.5%) | 155 (81.5) | |
| Occupation** | < 0.001 | |||
| Unemployed | 3 (1.6) | 2 (1) | 5 (2.6) | |
| Self-employment | 144 (75) | 151 (75.6) | 91 (47.6) | |
| Student | 10 (5.2) | 18 (9.1) | 26 (13.8) | |
| Employed | 35 (18.2) | 29 (14.2) | 68 (36) | |
| Income (Tomans) | < 0.001 | |||
| ≤ 1 Million | 137 (72.5) | 153 (76.9) | 96 (50.8) | |
| 1–3 Million | 45 (23.8) | 32 (16.4) | 56 (29.9) | |
| > 3 Million | 7(3.7) | 13 (6.7) | 36 (19.3) | |
| Duration of marriage (year)* | 7.03 ± 4.66 | 7.49 ± 4.61 | 5.16 ± 5.23 | < 0.001 |
| Duration of menstruation* | 7.16 ± 1.43 | 7.24 ± 1.33 | 7.06 ± 2.88 | 0.67 |
*Values are given as mean ± SD using t test, **values are given as a number (%) using chi-squared test