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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants analyzed

From: Effects of a psychological nursing intervention on prevention of anxiety and depression in the postpartum period: a randomized controlled trial

Variable

Study group

p

Intervention group (n = 113)

Control group (n = 115)

 Age (years)

26.89 ± 4.12

27.31 ± 4.56

0.273

 BMI (kg/m2)

  18.5–24.9

48 (42.4%)

54 (46.9%)

0.789

  25–29.9

42 (37.2%)

40 (34.8%)

  ≥ 30

23 (20.4%)

21 (18.3%)

 Delivery

  Vaginal delivery

68 (60.2%)

61 (53.1%)

0.277

  Caesarian section

45 (39.8%)

54 (46.9%)

 Education status

  Junior high school and below

23 (20.4%)

20 (17.4%)

0.601

  Senior high school or polytechnic school

71 (62.8%)

70 (60.9%)

  College and above

19 (16.8%)

25 (21.7%)

 Husband education status

  Junior high school and below

15 (13.3%)

24 (20.9%)

0.310

  Senior high school or polytechnic school

72 (63.7%)

66 (57.4%)

  College and above

26 (23.0%)

25 (21.7%)

 Working status

  Does not work

32 (28.3%)

41 (35.7%)

0.258

  Works

81 (71.7%)

74 (64.3%)

 The sex of baby

  Girl

67 (59.3%)

57 (49.6%)

0.146

  Boy

46 (40.7%)

58 (50.4%)

 Supports for caring the baby

  Yes

27 (23.9%)

34 (29.6%)

0.371

  No

86 (76.1%)

81 (70.4%)

  1. Values were expressed as n (percentage, %) or mean ± SD. p values for each group were derived from either unpaired t test or Mann–Whitney test as appropriate. Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test was used for assessing distribution of observations or phenomena between different groups
  2. BMI body mass index