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Table 1 Demographic and health-related variables for cases and controls

From: Long-term impact of intrauterine fetal death on quality of life and depression: a case–control study

 

Cases n = 106

Controls n = 262

Pvalue

n (%)

n (%)

Age 2008 (yrs)

 24–34

11 (10.4)

26 (9.9)

.523

 35–39

27 (25.5)

56 (21.4)

 40–44

38 (35.8)

85 (32.4)

 45–57

30 (28.3)

95 (36.3)

Living status

 Married/cohabitating

91 (85.8)

228 (87.0)

.764

 Living alone

15 (14.2)

34 (13.0)

Education

 Primary/secondary/high school

25 (23.6)

29 (11.1)

.001

 High school + 1–5 years

60 (56.6)

139 (53.1)

 High school + >5 years

21 (19.8)

94 (35.9)

Occupational status

 Working full time (90–100%)

61 (57.5)

168 (64.1)

.239

 Not working full time

45 (42.5)

94 (35.9)

Household income

 <750 000 NOK

54 (52.9)

100 (38.5)

.012

 ≥750 000 NOK

48 (47.1)

160 (61.5)

BMI (kg/m 2 )

 <25

56 (53.3)

177 (67.8)

.009

 ≥25

49 (46.7)

84 (32.2)

Daily smoking

 Yes

17 (16.3)

22 (8.4)

.027

 No

87 (83.7)

239 (91.6)

Alcohol consumption

 ≤1 day per week

82 (78.1)

139 (53.3)

<.001

 >1 day per week

23 (21.9)

122 (46.7)

Pain

 Yes

22 (21.8)

33 (12.8)

.035

 No

79 (78.2)

224 (87.2)

Physically worn out after a day’s work

 Never/rarely

62 (62.0)

189 (76.5)

.006

 Often/always

38 (38.0)

58 (23.5)

Mentally worn out after a day’s work

 Never/rarely

40 (39.6)

142 (55.5)

.007

 Often/always

61 (60.4)

114 (44.5)

Own health assessment

 Good

92 (87.6)

252 (96.2)

.002

 Poor

13 (12.4)

10 (3.8)

  1. NOK, norwegian kroner (100 NOK = ~13 euros).