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Table 2 MGI scores three days postpartum by country

From: Cultural differences in postnatal quality of life among German-speaking women – a prospective survey in two countries

MGI scores three days after birth

Total sample

German hospital

Swiss hospital

Test

p-value

MGI primary scores

n

121

72

49

  
 

Mean

7.20

7.34

7.00

t-test = 1.24

p = 0.22

 

Range

3.20 - 10.00

3.20 - 10.00

4.00 - 10.00

  
 

SD

1.50

1.50

1.51

  

MGI secondary scores

n

114

69

45

  
 

Mean

7.84

7.99

7.62

U = 1239.00

p = 0.07

 

Range

3.20 - 10.00

3.20 - 10.00

5.27 - 9.80

  
 

SD

1.43

1.52

1.27

  

Number of areas of life

n

125

75

50

  
 

Mean

5.10

4.88

5.42

t-test = −1.74

p = 0.08

 

Range

1 - 8

1 - 8

1 - 8

  
 

SD

1.71

1.59

1.84