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Table 4 Differences between non-FSD and FSD women (during six-month after delivery)

From: Sexual function in Chinese women from pregnancy to postpartum: a multicenter longitudinal prospective study

Characteristics

Non-FSD1(n = 87)

FSD(n = 130)

P-value

Maternal age, mean ± SD

28.89(4.02)

29.26(4.35)

0.520

Education level, n (%)

  

0.023

 Primary (0–6 yrs)

6(6.89%)

14(10.77%)

 

 Secondary (7–12 yrs)

5(5.75%)

22(16.92%)

 

 Higher (> 12 yrs)

76(87.36%)

94(72.31%)

 

Employment

  

0.054

 Employed

11(12.64%)

30(23.08%)

 

 Housewife/unemployed

76(87.36%)

100(76.92%)

 

Monthly income, n (%)

  

0.690

 < 3000

11(12.64%)

22(16.92%)

 

 3000–8000

37(42.53%)

53(40.77%)

 

 > 8000

39(44.83%)

55(42.31%)

 

Pre pregnancy BMI (kg/m2)

20.58(2.47)

21.54(3.01)

0.011

Postpartum weight gain (kg)

8.19(5.35)

10.41(6.69)

0.007

Reproductive history

 Primipara

62(71.26%)

82(63.08%)

0.211

 Multipara

25(28.74%)

48(36.92%)

 

Mode of delivery, n (%)

  

0.920

 Vaginal

59(67.82%)

89(68.46%)

 

 Caesarean

28(32.18%)

41(31.54%)

 

Breastfeeding characteristics

  

0.815

 Exclusively

36(41.38%)

50(38.46%)

 

 Mixed

37(42.53%)

61(46.92%)

 

 Artificial

14(16.09%)

19(14.62%)

 

Hospitals, n (%)

  

0.834

 Nanjing

37(42.53%)

51(39.23%)

 

 Yangzhou

32(36.78%)

53(40.77%)

 

 Huaian

18(20.69%)

26(20.00%)

 

Postnatal Depression, mean ± SD

5.94(8.96)

4.91(5.01)

0.335

Social support, mean ± SD

38.19(9.45)

37.22(8.03)

0.429

Body image, mean ± SD

15.54(6.93)

17.29(8.44)

0.096

Partnership quality, mean ± SD

8.19(1.99)

7.51(1.93)

0.014

Sleep quality, mean ± SD

7.29(2.95)

8.04(3.85)

0.106

Pain, mean ± SD

6.73(2.13)

6.22(2.18)

0.090

Fatigue, mean ± SD

48.52(12.19)

51.08(11.75)

0.121

  1. FSD female sexual dysfunction