Skip to main content

Table 2 Demographic Characteristics of Participants by Awareness of Sensitivity to Cold (Hiesho)

From: Pregnant women's awareness of sensitivity to cold (hiesho) and body temperature observational study: A comparison of Japanese and Brazilian women

 

Awareness of hiesho (N = 268)

   
 

Japanese (n = 154)

Brazilian (n = 114)

   
 

Mean (SD)/n (%)

Mean (SD)/n (%)

t value/χ2 value

df

p value

Age

31.8(4.3)

25.8(5.5)

9.76

206.56

<0.001*

Body height(cm)

158.7(5.4)

161.0(6.2)

-3.32

266

0.001*

Body weight(kg)

55.9( 6.9)

68.9(12.4)

-10.11

266

<0.001*

BMI Mean (SD) body mass index (kg/m2)

     

Underweight

27.0(17.5)

6.0(5.3)

   

Normal range

101.0(65.6)

35.0(30.7)

72.31

3

0.001*

Overweight

16.0(10.4)

18.0(15.8)

   

Obese

10.0(6.5)

55.0(48.2)

   

Parity

     

Primipara

90.0(54.8)

44.0(38.6)

10.32

1

0.001*

Pluripara

64.0(45.2)

70.0(61.4)

   

Occupation

     

Homemaker

112.0(72.7)

36.0(31.6)

76.77

2

0.001*

Company worker

26.0(16.9)

78.0(68.4)

   

Other

7.0(9.4)

0.0(0)

   
  1. 1)Age,Body height(cm),Body weight(kg):t-test/Mean (SD), t-value
  2. 2)BMI,Parity,Occupation:chi-square test,n (%),χ2-value