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Table 1 Characteristics of women in the match/mismatch groups reported in mean scores (Standard deviations)

From: The influence of women’s preferences and actual mode of delivery on post-traumatic stress symptoms following childbirth: a population-based, longitudinal study

Variable

Total

Match 1

Match 2

Mismatch 1

Mismatch

F

Post hocb

(Time point of measurement)

No preference, no ElCSa

Preference, ElCS

No preference, ElCS

2 preference, no ElCS

(N = 1,493)

(N = 53)

(N = 42)

(N = 112)

 

Mean

Mean

Mean

Mean

Mean

  

(SD)

(SD)

(SD)

(SD)

(SD)

PTSD symptoms (8 weeks postpartum)

6.70 (7.99)

6.32 (7.49)

7.70 (9.11)

8.03 (9.49)

10.83 (11.44)

11.96***

1-4***

Psychological Factors

       

Prior PTSD (pregnancy week 17)

0.24 (0.77)

0.20 (0.66)

0.53 (1.51)

0.50 (1.21)

0.54 (1.17)

11.38***

1-2*, 1-4***

Prior Sexual Abusec (8 weeks postpartum)

0.16 (0.37)

0.16 (0.36)

0.19 (0.40)

0.19 (0.40)

0.27 (0.44)

3.35*

1-4*

Fear of childbirth (pregnancy week 32)

56.41 (19.70)

54.66 (18.16)

69.07 (30.40)

61.23 (19.08)

72.02 (23.78)

37.82***

1-2***, 1-4***, 3-4*

Depression (pregnancy week 32)

4.91 (4.17)

4.72 (3.99)

6.54 (4.78)

5.50 (5.42)

6.44 (5.10)

9.18***

1-2**, 1-4***

Anxiety (pregnancy week 32)

12.78 (3.11)

12.66 (3.01)

13.55 (3.54)

13.14 (3.48)

13.93 (3.83)

7.23***

1-4***

Personality (pregnancy week 17)

       

Neuroticism

10.92 (3.12)

10.81 (3.08)

10.92 (3.57)

11.17 (3.09)

12.26 (3.18)

7.68***

1-4***

Conscientiousness

16.17 (2.57)

16.18 (2.55)

15.82 (2.97)

16.50 (2.51)

16.06 (2.54)

0.63

 

Extraversion

14.12 (3.14)

14.13 (3.16)

14.50 (2.57)

14.00 (3.66)

13.93 (3.02)

0.42

 

Agreeableness

17.49 (2.00)

17.50 (1.99)

17.34 (2.29)

18.08 (1.64)

17.16 (2.18)

2.34

 

Imagination

13.81 (2.56)

13.80 (2.57)

14.26 (2.55)

13.48 (2.70)

13.82 (2.46)

0.80

 

Somatic & Demographic Factors

       

Medical risk (perinatally)

0.18 (0.39)

0.15 (0.35)

0.66 (0.48)

0.90 (0.30)

0.21 (0.41)

93.16***

1-2***, 1-3***, 2-3**, 2-4***, 3-4***

Parity (pregnancy week 17)

0.53 (0.50)

0.53 (0.50)

0.79 (0.41)

0.57 (0.50)

0.40 (0.49)

7.53***

1-2**, 2-4***

Age (perinatally)

31.19 (4.59)

31.12 (4.56)

32.85 (4.77)

32.68 (4.16)

30.72 (4.93)

4.31**

1-2*, 2-4*

Education (perinatally)

0.68 (0.47)

0.69 (0.46)

0.64 (0.48)

0.57 (0.50)

0.56 (0.50)

3.66*

1-4*

  1. aElective Cesarean Section.
  2. bBonferroni post-hoc tests are used ; 1–2 = significant differences between Match 1 and Match 2, 1–3 = significant differences between Match 1 and Mismatch 1, 1–4 = significant differences between Match 1 and Mismatch 2, 2–3 = significant differences between Match 2 and Mismatch 1, 2–4 = significant differences between Match 2 and Mismatch 2, 3–4 = significant differences between Mismatch 1 and Mismatch 2.
  3. *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.
  4. cPrior sexual abuse, medical risk, parity and education are dichotomous variables, means are therefore indicating proportions.
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