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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Mental health problems and influencing factors in Japanese women 4 months after delivery

  

(n =584)

   Variable

  
 

Average

SD

Age (years)

31.4

5.1

Height (cm)

158.1

5.3

Weight (kg)

51.9

7.0

Gestational age at delivery (weeks)

38.9

1.5

 

n

%

Parity

  

 Primiparous

279

47.8

 Multiparous

305

52.2

Methods of birth

  

 Vaginal birth

507

86.8

 Caesarean section

77

13.2

Term

  

 Preterm (<37 weeks)

30

5.1

 Full term (37–41 weeks)

547

93.7

 Post term (≥42 weeks)

7

1.2

Marital status

  

 Married or living with partner

567

97.1

 Single

13

2.2

 Divorced

4

0.7

 Widowed

0

0

Pregnancy

  

 Planed

440

75.3

 Not planed

144

24.7

Breastfeeding status

  

 Fully breastfeeding

383

65.6

Partially breastfeeding

143

24.5

 Formula feeding

58

9.9

Eating meals regularly

  

 Yes

507

86.8

 No

77

13.2

Appetite

  

 Good

559

95.7

 Poor

25

4.3

Frequency of going out

  

 Almost everyday

255

43.7

 2–3 times a week

251

43.0

 Once a week

61

10.4

 1–2 times a month

13

2.2

 Less

4

0.7

Financial difficulty

  

 No

467

80.0

 Yes

117

20.0

Stressful life events experienced

  

 Yes

183

31.3

 No

401

68.7

History of depression

  

 Yes

36

6.2

 No

548

93.8