Skip to main content

Table 3 Correlations between measured variables at different data collection time periods

From: Prediction of maternal quality of life on preterm birth and low birthweight: a longitudinal study

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

1. T1 physical health

1

              

2. T1 mental health

.39**

1

             

3. T1 social health

.21*

.44**

1

            

4. T1 general health

.71***

.82***

.72***

1

           

5. T2 physical health

.65***

.29*

.34**

.57***

1

          

6. T2 mental health

.40**

.58***

.45**

.64***

.37**

1

         

7. T2 social health

.26*

.49**

.66***

.62***

.27*

.49**

1

        

8. T2 general health

.57***

.59***

.63***

.80***

.72***

.81***

.77***

1

       

9. T3 physical health

.52***

.36**

.29*

.52***

.68***

.37**

.28*

.58***

1

      

10. T3 mental health

.34**

.64***

.46**

.64***

.40**

.71***

.50***

.71***

.44**

1

     

11. T3 social health

.23*

.41**

.62***

.56***

.32**

.51***

.63***

.64***

.27*

.57***

1

    

12. T3 general health

.46**

.60***

.58***

.73***

.59***

.68***

.60***

.82***

.72***

.87***

.77***

1

   

13. T4 physical health

.26*

.20*

.22*

.30**

.43**

.23*

.23*

.39**

.36**

.27*

.22*

.36**

1

  

14. T4 mental health

.18*

.35**

.29*

.36**

.34**

.41**

.32**

.47**

.27*

.41**

.29*

.42**

.58***

1

 

15. T4 social health

.11

.26*

.44**

.36**

.23*

.27*

.50***

.44**

.21*

.24*

.42**

.36**

.40**

.57***

1

16. T4 general health

.23*

.33**

.37**

.41**

.41**

.37**

.41**

.52***

.35**

.38**

.37**

.46**

.82***

.89***

.77***

  1. All correlations were significant at p < .05 except for correlation between T1 physical health and T4 social health (p=.13). *weak relationship, **medium relationship, ***strong relationship based on Cohen’s criteria of power. T1 = 25–29 gestational weeks; T2 = 30–34 gestational weeks; T3= over 34 gestational weeks; T4 = 4–6 weeks postpartum.