Table 2 The health status and health history of expectant male partners
| Â | LMUP category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
All (n = 138) | Planned (n = 90) | Ambivalent/ Unplanned (n = 48) | P (Cramer’s V) | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
General Health Status (n = 96) | ||||
Excellent | 22 (22.9) | 14 (21.5) | 8 (25.8) | 0.74 |
Good | 58 (60.4) | 41 (63.0) | 17 (54.8) | |
Fair/Poor | 16 (16.6) | 10 (15.3) | 6 (19.3) | |
Longstanding illness, disability, or infirmity (n = 96) | 15 (15.6) | 5 (7.6) | 10 (32.2) | 0.005 (0.31) |
Diagnosed or taking medications for any conditions [3 months before partner’s pregnancy] | 31 (22.4) | 21 (23.3) | 10 (20.8) | 0.73 |
Contraception use[6 months before partner’s pregnancy] (n = 128) | ||||
Yes | 43 (33.5) | 30 (35.7) | 13 (29.5) | < 0.001 (0.37) |
No – Was trying to conceive | 63 (49.2) | 48 (57.1) | 15 (34.0) | |
No – Wasnottrying to conceive | 22 (17.1) | 6 (7.1) | 16 (36.3) | |
| Â | Median (Q1, Q3) | Median (Q1, Q3) | Median (Q1, Q3) | Â |
Body Mass Index [BMI](n = 136) | 27.4 (23.6, 30.9) | 27.7 (24.8, 31.0) | 26.6 (23.4, 30.7) | 0.56 |
BMI Classification(n = 136) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |  |
Normal weight [BMI 18.5–24.9] * | 46 (33.8) | 26 (39.5) | 20 (41.6) | 0.30 |
Overweight [BMI 25.0–29.9) | 50 (36.7) | 37 (42.0) | 13 (27.0) | |
Obesity class I [BMI 30.0–34.9] | 26 (19.1) | 17 (19.3) | 9 (18.7) | |
Obesity class II [BMI 35.0–39.9] & class III [BMI > 40] | 14 (10.2) | 8 (9.0) | 6 (12.5) | |