Married women’s decision to delay childbearing, and loneliness, severe psychological distress, and suicidal ideation under crisis: online survey data analysis from 2020 to 2021

Table 2 Pregnancy postponement and well-being (loneliness, severe psychological distress and suicidal ideation)

	UCLA Loneliness scale			Severe psychological distress			Suicidal ideation
	(1: Moderate-to-severe loneliness, 0: No loneliness)			(1: K6 > = 13 0: K6 < 13)			(1: Presence of suicidal ideation, 0: No presence of suicidal ideation)
	GEE	2020	2021	GEE	2020	2021	GEE	2020	2021
Pregnancy postpone	1.1	0.91	1.21	2.06^***	1.68	2.69^**	1.04	0.79	1.55
	[0.93,1.30]	[0.68,1.22]	[0.95,1.54]	[1.40,3.03]	[0.88,3.21]	[1.49,4.85]	[0.76,1.42]	[0.45,1.38]	[0.82,2.94]

NOTE:
1. Robust standard errors were used for all analyses. 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) are reported in square brackets
2. Prevalence ratios (PRs) are reported, and * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 and *** p < 0.001
3. Covariates listed in Table 1, and regions and survey year (for GEE analysis) were adjusted. Not reported for brevity

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