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Table 2 Predictors of psychosocial outcomes based on gestational and sociodemographic variables

From: High levels of depressive symptoms and low quality of life are reported during pregnancy in Cape Coast, Ghana; a longitudinal study

Dependent Variable

Predictor

Parameter Estimate

95% CI

p-value

Depressive symptoms

Univariate

Gestational age

-0.073

-0.115, -0.031

0.001

Multivariate

Gestational age

-0.048

-0.085, -0.011

0.012

Parity

0.412

0.103, 0.721

0.009

Marital status

0.816

-0.089, 1.720

0.077

Food insecurity

0.594

0.428,0.761

 < 0.001

Total Anxiety symptoms

Univariate

Gestational age

-0.187

-0.235, -0.139

 < 0.001

Multivariate

Gestational age

-0.158

-0.205, -0.111

 < 0.001

Parity

0.162

-0.277, 0.601

0.470

Marital status

0.145

-0.950, 1.239

0.796

Food insecurity

0.619

0.389, 0.849

 < 0.001

Total QoL

Univariate

Gestational age

-0.187

-0.347, -0.027

0.028

Multivariate

Gestational age

-0.247

-0.398, -0.097

0.001

Parity

0.491

-0.794, 1.776

0.454

Marital status

1.607

-2.140, 5.354

0.401

Food insecurity

-1.385

-1.983, -0.787

 < 0.001

  1. Generalized Estimating Equation models with univariate and multivariate models