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Table 2 Symptoms of anxiety† during pregnancy and postpartum in relation to socio-demographic factors and pregnancy- and obstetric complications

From: Prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms among obese pregnant and postpartum women: an intervention study

  

Gestational week 15

Gestational week 35

11 weeks postpartum

    

95% CI* for OR**

  

95% CI* for OR**

  

95% CI *for OR**

  

p***

OR

Lower

Upper

p***

OR

Lower

Upper

p***

OR

Lower

Upper

Group

Women in the intervention group

Reference level

Reference level

Reference level

 

Women in the control group

.399

.789

.454

1.369

.326

.739

.404

1.351

.651

1.213

.525

2.800

Parity

Primipara

Reference level

Reference level

Reference level

 

Multipara

.805

.932

.534

1.628

.547

.829

.451

1.525

.283

1.618

.673

3.894

Smoking

No

Reference level

Reference level

Reference level

 

Yes

.345

1.543

.627

3.795

.544

1.380

.488

3.896

.059

3.153

.956

10.403

Occupation

Unemployed

Reference level

Reference level

Reference level

 

Unskilled

.302

.570

.196

1.657

.045

.284

.083

.973

.645

1.562

.234

10.410

 

Students/others

.800

.881

.330

2.350

.460

1.498

.513

4.377

.293

2.578

.442

15.048

 

Skilled/lower white collar workers

.064

.382

.138

1.056

.010

.217

.068

.696

.755

1.338

.214

8.363

 

Middle/high white collar workers

.024

.239

.069

.826

.008

.160

.041

.622

.926

1.102

.144

8.409

Employment

Gainfully employed

Reference level

Reference level

Reference level

 

Not gainfully employed

.224

1.597

.751

3.397

.928

.961

.399

2.312

.656

1.281

.431

3.808

Pregnancy complication

No

Reference level

Reference level

Reference level

 

Yes

.014

1.983

1.147

3.430

.009

2.238

1.221

4.102

.664

1.202

.523

2.761

Delivery complication

No

Reference level

Reference level

Reference level

 

Yes

.661

1.129

.656

1.944

.011

.436

.230

.824

.143

.499

.197

1.265

  1. †Defined as score ≥10 in measurements with Beck Anxiety Inventory
  2. * CI = Confidence Interval ** OR = Odds Ratio
  3. ***Statistical significance defined as p ≤ 0.05