Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study sample (n = 908)
From: Health-related quality of life in different trimesters during pregnancy
| Â | 1st | Early 2nd | Late 2nd | Early 3rd | Late 3rd | Overall | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
Age | 34.41 (4.76) | 35.9 (4.95) | 35.59 (4.67) | 35.49 (5.05) | 36.43 (4.75) | 35.84 (4.86) | 0.029* |
BMI | 22.76 (4.01) | 22.15 (3.45) | 23.52 (4.01) | 24.36 (4.07) | 26.8 (26.31) | 24.70 (16.08) | 0.039* |
Gravidity | 1.04 (0.93) | 1.16 (0.98) | 1.18 (1.11) | 1.23 (1.14) | 1.2 (1.16) | 1.19 (1.11) | 0.855 |
Parity | 0.61 (0.57) | 0.56 (0.55) | 0.52 (0.58) | 0.54 (0.52) | 0.5 (0.51) | 0.53 (0.53) | 0.583 |
EQ-VASa | 89.65 (10.13) | 87.38 (9.38) | 88.32 (8.95) | 88.17 (9.03) | 87.28 (9.13) | 87.86 (9.16) | 0.377 |
EQ index valueb | 0.79 (0.31) | 0.89 (0.12) | 0.86 (0.13) | 0.83 (0.19) | 0.82 (0.15) | 0.84 (0.17) |  < 0.001* |