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Table 1 Study population characteristics, stratified according to maternal anxiety propensity

From: Is there an association between maternal anxiety propensity and pregnancy outcomes?

p-value

Anxiety prone

(n = 124)

Not anxiety prone

(n = 388)

Parameter

Maternal age, years

31.89 ± 4.81

32.06 ± 5.12

0.95

Body mass index, Kg/m2

23.67 ± 4.51

24.98 ± 5.83

0.04

Nulliparity

162 (41.75)

44 (35.48)

0.20

Number of living children

1.07 ± 1.15

1.07 ± 1.08

0.90

Use of assisted reproductive techniques

34 (8.92)

13 (10.92)

0.59

Mode of delivery:

 Vaginal Delivery

255 (65.72)

81 (65.32)

0.16

 Cesarean Delivery

94 (24.23)

37 (29.84)

 Operative Vaginal Delivery

37 (9.54)

6 (4.84)

Onset of Labor:

 Spontaneous

185 (47.68)

55 (44.35)

0.61

 Augmentation

25 (6.44)

8 (6.45)

 Induction

106 (27.32)

31 (25.00)

 Elective Cesarean, no trial of labor

67 (17.27)

28 (22.58)

Coffee consumption, cups per daya

1.83 ± 1.63

1.83 ± 1.46

0.74

Education, years

15.15 ± 2.45

14.43 ± 2.50

<.001

Physical activity

163 (42.56)

44 (36.67)

0.29

Drinking alcohol

51 (13.25)

14 (11.57)

0.76

Smokinga

76 (19.74)

32 (26.45)

0.13

Living place, Urbana

365 (84.66)

118 (83.90)

0.88

Place of birth, Local

365 (94.07)

118 (95.16)

0.06

Job lossa

9 (2.35)

4 (3.36)

0.52

Death of relativea

19 (4.97)

7 (5.79)

0.81

Moving housea

55 (14.36)

17 (14.05)

1.00

Work status, employeda

357 (93.46)

108 (90.76)

0.31

Gestational age at delivery, weeks

38.66 ± 2.31

38.23 ± 2.17

0.11

Birth weight, grams

3163.84 ± 607.33

3099.94 ± 587.01

0.29

Birth weight, percentile

54.07 ± 27.84

53.17 ± 27.37

0.73

  1. Continuous variables are presented as median (range), Categorical values are presented as n(%)
  2. aup to 2 months prior to pregnancy