Research Article
Maternal Health-Related Quality of Life and Its Predicting Factors in the Postpartum Period in Iran
Table 2
The participants’ scores in eight aspects of HRQoL according to their demographics and obstetric characteristics.
| | Characteristics | Number | Subscales of SF-36 | | General health | Vitality | Mental health | Role emotional | Social function | Bodily pain | Role physical | Physical function |
| | Age (years) | | | | | | | | | | | <30 | 216 | 50.88 (14.2) | 62.13 (19.1) | 69.41 (18.8) | 62.50 (38.8) | 70.54 (21.5) | 66.03 (19.8) | 60.30 (32.7) | 67.01 (26.2) | | >30 | 164 | 49.63 (14.2) | 58.14 (19.1) | 66.61 (19.1) | 59.35 (40.6) | 66.16 (21.9) | 61.53 (21.8) | 55.49 (37.7) | 68.41 (25.2) | | | 0.396 | 0.044 | 0.142 | 0.438 | 0.048 | 0.036 | 0.198 | 0.60 | | Education (year) | | | | | | | | | | | >12 | 170 | 51.29 (14.5) | 62.60 (19.3) | 71.38 (18.5) | 64.71 (40.2) | 68.53 (22.2) | 63.89 (21.1) | 58.09 (37.5) | 71.56 (23.1) | | <12 | 210 | 49.57 (13.8) | 59.07 (19.0) | 65.67 (18.0) | 58.25 (38.1) | 68.75 (21.5) | 64.26 (20.6) | 58.33 (34.9) | 64.43 (27.3) | | | 0.238 | 0.131 | 0.003 | 0.110 | 0.922 | 0.866 | 0.948 | 0.007 | | Employment | | | | | | | | | | | Employed | 51 | 52.25 (13.9) | 65.78 (17.6) | 73.80 (14.8) | 72.54 (36.9) | 70.34 (20.9) | 66.90 (21.2) | 64.21 (37.5) | 74.90 (23.4) | | Housewife | 329 | 50.04 (14.1) | 59.57 (19.3) | 67.33 (18.7) | 59.37 (39.2) | 68.39 (21.9) | 63.66 (20.7) | 57.29 (35.7) | 66.49 (25.2) | | | 0.30 | 0.031 | 0.019 | 0.025 | 0.552 | 0.301 | 0.202 | 0.03 | | Disease in pregnancy | | | | | | | | | | | No | 366 | 50.68 (14.1) | 60.94 (18.8) | 68.70 (18.2) | 62.02 (39.1) | 69.06 (21.6) | 64.90 (20.3) | 58.74 (36.1) | 68.32 (25.5) | | Yes | 14 | 41.43 (13.9) | 46.43 (23.8) | 55.14 (19.6) | 38.09 (34.2) | 58.03 (25.3) | 43.14 (23.6) | 44.64 (34.2) | 49.28 (26.9) | | | 0.016 | 0.005 | 0.007 | 0.025 | 0.063 | 0.000 | 0.151 | 0.006 | | Breastfeeding | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | 339 | 50.24 (14.5) | 60.20 (19.1) | 67.69 (18.2) | 59.30 (39.4) | 68.36 (21.8) | 63.53 (20.6) | 57.15 (36.7) | 66.89 (25.8) | | No | 41 | 51.23 (11.3) | 62.20 (19.5) | 72.40 (18.5) | 76.40 (33.5) | 71.04 (22.1) | 68.78 (21.9) | 67.07 (32.3) | 73.66 (24.7) | | | 0.675 | 0.528 | 0.123 | 0.008 | 0.459 | 0.127 | 0.096 | 0.112 | | Time since birth (months) | | | | | | | | | | | >3 | 252 | 50.44 (14.0) | 61.73 (18.6) | 68.41 (18.2) | 62.83 (38.7) | 69.94 (21.9) | 65.61 (20.7) | 61.64 (35.0) | 67.80 (26.0) | | <3 | 128 | 50.16 (14.4) | 57.81 (20.1) | 67.78 (18.9) | 58.81 (40.0) | 66.11 (21.3) | 61.00 (20.6) | 51.95 (37.3) | 67.20 (25.3) | | | 0.855 | 0.061 | 0.752 | 0.238 | 0.106 | 0.038 | 0.015 | 0.833 |
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Values are expressed as mean (SD).
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