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Table 3 Comparative analysis of measures between the ethnic minority aggregate and the White reference group

From: Who is distressed? A comparison of psychosocial stress in pregnancy across seven ethnicities

 

White reference group

Aggregate of ethnic minorities

 
 

Symptomatica n (%)

Normal n (%)

Symptomatic n (%)

Normal n (%)

X 2 (df = 1)

Social Support (N = 3318)

256 (9.8)

2363 (90.2)

201 (28.8)

498 (71.2)

167.370*

Depression (N = 3141)

148 (5.9)

2342 (94.1)

64 (9.8)

587 (90.2)

12.390*

State Anxiety (N = 3080)

420 (17.0)

2044 (83)

141 (22.9)

475 (77.1)

11.299*

PSSb at <25 weeks (N = 3311)

513 (19.7)

2093 (80.3)

204 (28.9)

501 (71.1)

27.989*

PSS at 35 (±1) weeks (N = 2899)

489 (21.2)

1813 (78.8)

168 (28.1)

429 (71.9)

12.871*

Emotional Health (N = 3353)

275 (10.4)

2360 (89.6)

121 (16.9)

597 (83.1)

22.300*

Physical Health (N = 3353)

371 (14.1)

2264 (85.9)

154 (21.4)

564 (78.6)

23.200*

  1. *p ≤ .001
  2. aSymptomatic = above clinical cut-off scores
  3. b PSS perceived stress scale