Table 1 Summary of the demographic status of the studied mothers

age

27.69 (6.38)

29.11 (6.22)

0.346 ǂ

Gestational age^¥

38.42 (38–40)

39.14(40-38.14)

0.106^£

gravity

1

27 (77.1)

22 (62.9)

0.003^*

2

2 (5.7)

12 (34.3)

3

3 (8.6)

1 (2.9)

4

3 (8.6)

0 (0.0)

parity

0

27 (77.1)

22 (62.9)

0.59^*

1

4 (11.4)

12 (34.3)

2

3 (8.6)

1 (2.9)

3

1 (2.9)

0 (0.0)

mother’s weight^¥

80 (75–88)

85 (78–88)

0.266^£

mother’s height^¥

168 (165–170)

168 (165–170)

0.434^£

BMI^¥

29.4 (27.5–31.2)

30.1 (27.9–30.9)

0.593^£