Table 1 Personal characteristics and pregnancy/delivery information
CG (n = 40) | EG (n = 41) | t / χ2 value | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mother’s age, yrs | 32.35 ± 2.80 | 33.49 ± 3.38 | 2.720 | 0.103 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 20.46 ± 2.17 | 20.49 ± 3.03 | 0.002 | 0.962 |
BW increase during pregnancy, kg | 14.51 ± 3.90 | 15.29 ± 6.56 | 0.430 | 0.514 |
Father’s age, yrs | 34.68 ± 3.94 | 36.15 ± 4.39 | 2.517 | 0.117 |
Infant BW, kg | 3278.38 ± 377.06 | 3096.34 ± 371.54 | 4.789 | 0.032 |
Mother’s education | 2.483 | 0.283 | ||
High school | 1 (2.5) | 4 (9.8) | ||
Junior college | 26 (65.0) | 21 (51.2) | ||
College or above | 13 (32.5) | 16 (39.0) | ||
Mother’s work status | 2.614 | 0.282 | ||
Housewife | 6 (15.0) | 10 (24.4) | ||
Part-time Job | 2 (5.0) | 0 | ||
Full-time job | 32 (80.0) | 31 (75.6) | ||
Father’s education | 3.952 | 0.165 | ||
High school | 0 | 4 (9.7) | ||
Junior college | 20 (50.0) | 17 (41.5) | ||
College or above | 20 (50.0) | 21 (48.8) | ||
Father’s work status | 1.307 | 0.513 | ||
None | 1 (2.5) | 0 | ||
Part-time Job | 3 (7.5) | 2 (4.9) | ||
Full-time job | 36 (90.0) | 39 (95.1) | ||
Abortion history | 12 (30.0) | 5 (12.2) | 3.871 | 0.049 |
Pregnancy planned | 27 (67.5) | 29 (70.7) | 0.099 | 0.753 |
Received parenting information | 37 (92.5) | 38 (92.7) | 0.001 | 1.000 |
Delivery | 2.102 | 0.147 | ||
NSD | 16 (40.0) | 23 (56.1) | ||
C/S | 24 (60.0) | 18 (43.9) | ||
Infant gender | 0.307 | 0.579 | ||
Boy | 21 (52.5) | 19 (46.3) | ||
Girl | 19 (47.5) | 22 (53.7) |