Table 2 Baseline characteristics of patients
Characteristics | Experimental group n = 38 | Control group n = 42 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | M | [SD] | 32.39 | [4.59] | 32.57 | [4.32] |
Body Mass Index before pregnancy | M | [SD] | 20.95 | [2.70] | 20.78 | [2.19] |
Infertility treatment | n | (%) | 8 | (21.05%) | 7 | (16.67%) |
Married | n | (%) | 38 | (100.00%) | 41 | (97.62%) |
Having own younger brother/sister | n | (%) | 23 | (60.53%) | 18 | (42.86%) |
Living with partner | n | (%) | 38 | (100.00%) | 41 | (97.62%) |
Experience of interaction with infants | n | (%) | 24 | (63.16%) | 18 | (42.86%) |
Delivery institution | ||||||
Hospital | n | (%) | 17 | (44.74%) | 21 | (50.00%) |
Clinic | n | (%) | 16 | (42.11%) | 13 | (30.95%) |
Birth center | n | (%) | 5 | (13.16%) | 5 | (11.90%) |
Perinatal medical center | n | (%) | 0 | (0.00%) | 3 | (7.14%) |
Salivary cortisol level | M | [SD] | 4.60 | [1.12] | 4.77 | [1.44] |
State anxiety score | M | [SD] | 36.97 | [6.90] | 40.33 | [7.33]* |
Trait anxiety score | M | [SD] | 37.82 | [7.21] | 39.90 | [6.73] |
Salivary oxytocin level | M | [SD] | 75.81 | [47.37] | 68.68 | [46.15] |
SNP rs2254298 | ||||||
GG | n | (%) | 19 | (50.00%) | 19 | (45.24%) |
GA | n | (%) | 18 | (47.37%) | 16 | (38.10%) |
AA | n | (%) | 1 | (2.63%) | 7 | (16.67%) |
SNP rs53576 | ||||||
GG | n | (%) | 5 | (13.16%) | 11 | (26.19%) |
GA | n | (%) | 22 | (57.89%) | 14 | (33.33%) |
AA | n | (%) | 11 | (28.95%) | 17 | (40.48%) |