Postpartum quality of life and mental health in women with heart disease: Integrated clinical communication and treatment

Table 2 Clinical characteristics and postpartum quality of life (mean ± SD)

Variables	n (%)		P value
Prepregnant BMI (kg/m2)			0.408
< 18.5 (leaner)	12 (11.43)	90.64 ± 13.90
18.5-24.9 (normal)	69 (65.71)	91.84 ± 14.57
≥ 25 (overweight and obesity)	24 (22.86)	87.43 ± 11.36
BMI increment (kg/m2)	4.92 ± 1.89 (-0.37 to 9.86)1		0.319
Pregnancy diagnosis			0.206
Yes	55 (52.38)	89.06 ± 12.55
No	50 (47.62)	92.49 ± 15.02
Prepregnant cardiac surgery			0.007b
Yes	32 (30.48)	96.14 ± 12.62
No	73 (69.52)	88.30 ± 13.73
Type of heart disease			0.075
Structural	74 (70.48)	92.25 ± 13.93
Functional	31 (29.52)	86.98 ± 13.03
mWHO classification			0.026a
Ⅰ	25 (23.81)	96.05 ± 13.48
Ⅱ	44 (41.90)	89.71 ± 13.42
Ⅱ-Ⅲ	9 (8.57)	80.42 ± 14.64
Ⅲ	10 (9.52)	95.47 ± 12.85
Ⅳ	17 (16.19)	87.97 ± 12.50
NYHA classification			< 0.001b
Ⅰ	64 (60.95)	94.58 ± 13.22
Ⅱ	33 (31.43)	87.01 ± 12.13
Ⅲ, Ⅳ	8 (7.62)	74.78 ± 10.11

¹Mean ± SD (range).

^aP < 0.05.

^bP < 0.01.

BMI: Body mass index; mWHO classification: modified World Health Organization pregnancy risk classification.