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Table 2 Description of study variables

From: Factors associated with maternal overall quality of life six months postpartum: a cross sectional study from The Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study

Variable (scoring)

Scale

Range

Mean

SD

Overall quality of life (high scores = higher QoL)

SWLS

5–35

28.8

4.9

Missing n = 1684

    

Depression (high scores = more depression)

EPDS

0–18

3.1

3.2

Missing n = 1710

    

Joy (high scores = more joy)

DES-J

2–15

11.9

2.1

Missing n = 9109

    

Anger (high scores = more anger)

DES-A

2–15

6.2

2.2

Missing n = 9131

    

Fussiness (higher scores = more fussy)

ICQ

7–49

16.4

5.6

Missing = 4321

    

Relationship satisfaction (higher scores = higher satisfaction)

RS

10–60

52.6

7.2

Missing = 6308

    
   

%

 

Feeling safe during birth

 applies well

  

84.5

 

 applies partly

  

13.3

 

 does not apply

  

2.2

 

 Missing n = 2333

    

Normal sleep of child (13 h or more a day)

  

92.6

 

Missing = 3695