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Table 2 One way ANOVA analyses of maternal age and education at t1. Games Howell Post Hoc Tests of continuous variables.

From: Trajectories of maternal symptoms of anxiety and depression. A 13-year longitudinal study of a population-based sample

 

Sample mean

(S.D.) n = 913

No symptoms

(S.D.) n = 44

Low

(S.D.) n = 175

Moderate-Low

(S.D.) n = 274

Moderate

(S.D.) n = 290

Low-rising

(S.D.) n = 35

High-Chronic

(S.D.) n = 95

F(df)

p

Maternal

Age t1

30.05

(4.73)

30.85

(4.42)

30.92a

(4.75)

29.92

(4.82)

29.84

(4.44)

30.74

(5.02)

28.76 a

(5.00)

3.343

(5)

.005

Education

at t1

3.08

(1.23)

3.38

(1.11)

3.20

(1.22)

3.19

(1.20)

2.98

(1.20)

3.41

(1.26)

2.54b

(1.31)

5.948

(5)

.000

  1. a = significant difference between the Low and High-Chronic group (p = .007).
  2. b = the High-Chronic group is significantly different from all the other classes.
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