Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the participants
ALL (n = 51) | Primipara (n = 35) | Multipara (n = 16) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 33.7 ± 0.6 | 32.8 ± 0.7 | 35.6 ± 0.935.6 ± 0.9 | 0.029 |
Height (cm) | 159.0 ± 0.7 | 159.2 ± 0.9 | 158.7 ± 1.2 | 0.831 |
Pre-pregnancy body weight (kg) | 50.9 ± 1.0 | 49.9 ± 1.1 | 53.3 ± 2.0 | 0.102 |
Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | 20.1 ± 0.3 | 19.6 ± 0.3 | 21.2 ± 0.8 | 0.090 |
Pre-pregnancy BMI groupab | ||||
BMI of <18.5 | 14(27.5) | 11(21.6) | 3(5.9) | 0.081 |
BMI of 18.5-25.0 | 35(68.6) | 24(47.0) | 11(21.6) | |
BMI of > 25.0 | 2(3.9) | 0 | 2(3.9) | |
Gestational weight gain (kg) | 9.5 ± 0.5 | 9.5 ± 0.6 | 9.7 ± 1.1 | 0.959 |
Period of pregnancy (week) | 39.2 ± 0.2 | 39.5 ± 0.2 | 38.5 ± 0.5 | 0.069 |
Exercise habits in pre-pregnancyab | ||||
have | 9(17.6) | 8(15.7) | 1(2.0) | 0.242 |
no | 42(82.4) | 27(52.9) | 15(29.4) | |
Breast feeding | ||||
have | 43(84.3) | 30(58.8) | 13(25.5) | 0.694 |
no | 8(15.7) | 5(9.8) | 3(5.9) | |