Table 2 Participants’ Health and Childbirth Characteristics (N = 1409)
Variable | Categories | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Smoking status | Yes | 68 | 4.8 |
No | 1,341 | 95.2 | |
Chronic diseases | Yes* | 144* | 10.2 |
No | 1265 | 89.8 | |
Delivery mode | Normal | 972 | 69.0 |
Caesarean section | 437 | 31.0 | |
Delivery difficulty | Yes | 196 | 13.9 |
To some extent | 454 | 32.2 | |
No | 759 | 53.9 | |
Full-term pregnancy** | Yes | 1269 | 90.1 |
No | 139 | 9.9 | |
Child age (months) (mean = 8, SD = 4) ** | 6 or less | 511 | 36.3 |
> 6 | 897 | 63.7 | |
Total number of children** | 1 | 671 | 49.4 |
2 | 361 | 26.6 | |
3 | 186 | 13.7 | |
4 | 88 | 6.5 | |
5 | 44 | 3.2 | |
6 | 7 | 0.5 | |
Child health problems | Yes | 109 | 7.7 |
No | 1,300 | 92.3 | |
Having assistance/home helper | Family assistance | 885 | 62.8 |
Household aid (hourly) | 41 | 2.9 | |
Nursery | 10 | 0.7 | |
Helper at home | 126 | 8.9 | |
No help | 347 | 24.6 | |
Taking antidepressants | Yes | 36 | 2.6 |
No | 1,373 | 97.4 | |
Currently pregnant | Yes | 129 | 9.2 |
No | 1,280 | 90.8 | |
Regular exercise | Yes | 860 | 61.0 |
No | 549 | 39.0 | |
Place of exercise** | Gym club | 115 | 13.5 |
At home | 378 | 44.4 | |
Personal trainer at home | 11 | 1.3 | |
Regular/routine activities | 348 | 40.8 | |
Intensity of exercise** | Light | 432 | 50.8 |
Medium | 403 | 47.4 | |
High | 16 | 1.9 |