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Comparison of reproductive characteristics of 569 women according to education level |
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| No Education |
Elementary |
High school |
University |
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| Age (years) |
59.75 ± 7.29 |
61.42 ± 7.50 |
60.23 ± 7.49 |
58.72 ± 7.46 |
| Body Mass Index |
27.18 ± 5.14 |
28.23 ± 5.63 |
27.72 ± 6.14 |
28.45 ± 5.56 |
| Age at menarche (years) |
13.77 ± 1.36 |
13.75 ± 1.28 |
14.09 ± 0.83 |
13.22 ± 1.38 |
| Age at menopause (years) |
45.26 ± 5.57 |
45.22 ± 6.72 |
47.25 ± 4.69 |
45.38 ± 5.25 |
| Duration of fertility (years) |
31.48 ± 5.73 |
31.47 ± 6.79 |
33.25 ± 4.81 |
32.16 ± 5.61 |
| Duration of menopause (years) |
14.49 ± 7.8 |
13.20 ± 8.17 |
12.02 ± 8.02 |
12.41 ± 8.73 |
| Number of abortions |
1.31 ± 1.51b, c |
0.94 ± 1.64 |
0.51 ± 1.17 |
0.19 ± 0.54 |
| Number of pregnancies |
7.11 ± 3.38a, b, c |
4.93 ± 3.61d, e |
2.27 ± 1.91 |
2.29 ± 1.39 |
| Duration of lactation (months) |
133.2 ± 54.3a, b, c |
93.62 ± 50.66d, e |
45.76 ± 38.83 |
57.77 ± 35.36 |
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Values are shown as mean ± standard deviation (SD) for all variables. aSignificant different from elementary group, b Significant different from high school group, cSignificant different from university group, d Significant different from high school group, and e Significant different from university group (p < 0.05). | ||||
Gur et al. BMC Family Practice 2004 5:18 doi:10.1186/1471-2296-5-18 |
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