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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants (n = 96)

From: The effect of curcumin on postpartum depression and anxiety in primiparous women: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial

Characteristic

Curcumin

(n = 48)

Placebo

(n = 48)

P-value

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

 

Age (Year)

28.0 (7.6)

29.1 (7.0)

0.489†

Marrige age (Year)

22.3 (6.8)

23.2 (6.3)

0.478†

BMI

29.5 (5.6)

29.5 (5.1)

0.992†

 

Number (Percent)

Number (Percent)

 

Education

  

0.342‡

Elementary

18 (37.5)

15 (31.3)

 

High school

9 (18.8)

6 (12.5)

 

Diploma

11 (22.9)

15 (31.3)

 

University

10 (20.8)

12 (25.0)

 

Job

  

0.504§

Housewife

44 (91.7)

42 (87.5)

 

Employed

4 (8.3)

6 (12.5)

 

Husband education

  

0.544‡

Primary

8 (16.7)

5 (10.4)

 

Elementary

12 (25.0)

12 (25.0)

 

High school

6 (12.5)

6 (12.5)

 

Diploma

13 (27.1)

17 (35.4)

 

University

9 (18.8)

8 (16.7)

 

Husband job

  

0.302§

Employed

6 (12.5)

4 (8.3)

 

Worker

24 (50.0)

21 (43.8)

 

Shopkeeper

5 (10.4)

12 (25.0)

 

Other

13 (27.1)

11 (22.9)

 

Income sufficiency

  

0.515‡

Somewhat sufficient

34 (70.8)

31 (64.6)

 

Completely sufficient

14 (29.2)

17 (35.4)

 

Home type

  

0.540Â¥

Private

19 (39.6)

15 (31.3)

 

Rental house

27 (56.3)

32 (66.7)

 

With parents

2 (4.2)

1 (2.1)

 
  1. †Independent t-test; §Chi-square test; ¥ Fisher’s exact test; ‡ Liner by liner association