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Table 3 Number of men and women within each group (i.e. with and without fetal anomaly) above clinically accepted psychometric cut-off values

From: Paternal psychological response after ultrasonographic detection of structural fetal anomalies with a comparison to maternal response: a cohort study

 

Fetal anomaly (N = 155)

No fetal anomaly (N = 100)

With and without fetal anomaly (N = 255)

       

Men versus men

Women versus women

 

Men

Women

P-value*

Men

Women N (%)

P-value*

P-value*

P-value*

 

N (%)

N (%)

 

N (%)

    

GHQ sum case score6

50 (32.3)

88 (56.8)

P = 0.001

8 (8.0)

37 (37.0)

P = 0.240

P < 0.001

P = 0.003

IES intrusion20

65 (41.9)

112 (72.3)

P < 0.001

2 (2.0)

8 (8.0)

P = 0.371

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

IES avoidance20

18 (11.6)

23 (14.8)

P = 0.007

1 (1.0)

1 (1.0)

n.a.

P = 0.001

P < 0.001

IES arousal20

13 (8.4)

44 (28.4)

P < 0.001

1 (1.0)

1 (1.0)

n.a.

P = 0.008

P < 0.001

EPDS sum13

28 (18.1)

71 (45.8)

P = 0.006

0

2 (2.0)

n.a.

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

  1. P-values are presented for the differences between men and women within each group and for each sex between the two groups.
  2. * Chi square.
  3. Abbreviations:
  4. EPDS Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.
  5. GHQ General Health Questionnaire.
  6. IES Impact of Event Scale.