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Table 3 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants

From: Experiences related to health promotion behaviors in overweight pregnant women: a qualitative study

Variable

Mean (SD)

Age (in years)

29.5 (5.04)

Pre-pregnancy BMI

27.54 (1.37)

Number of pregnancies

1.5 (0/97)

Variable

Number (Percent)

Education

 Elementary

2 (6.3)

 Secondary

5 (15.6)

 High school

9 (28.1)

 University

16 (50.0)

Occupation

 Housewife

25 (78.1)

 Employed

7 (21.9)

Spouse’s education

 Elementary

3 (9.4)

 Secondary

5 (18.3)

 High school

11 (34.4)

 University

13 (40.6)

Spouse’s occupation

 Employee

5 (15.6)

 Worker

7 (21.9)

 Self-employed

20 (62.5)

Family structure

 Nuclear

30 (93.7)

 Extended

2(6.3)

Adequacy of income

 At a sufficient level

10 (32.2)

 Less than adequate

22 (68.8)

Ethnic group

 Azerbaijanis

31 (96.8)

 Persians

1 (3.2)