Table 5 Univariate and multivariate linear regression examining related factors of anxiety among Iranian pregnant women (N = 295)

Age(y)

0.261

0.181

0.002

0.246

0.170

0.013

Duration of marriage(y)

0.313

0.196

0.001

0.054

0.033

0.641

Education level

–

–

–

NI

NI

NI

 Primary/secondary school

 High school

−1.322

−0.089

0.384

 Undergraduate/postgraduate

−1.230

−0.078

0.426

Women occupation

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Working

 Housewife

2.847

0.133

0.022

2.655

0.124

0.021

Satisfaction with income

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Low

 Moderate

−4.589

−.271

<  0.001

−2.605

−0.154

0.007

 High

−7.361

−.175

0.003

−3.382

− 0.080

0.140

Parity

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Primiparous

 Multiparous

1.685

0.111

0.058

0.220

0.014

0.818

Planned pregnancy

–

–

–

–

–

–

 No

 Yes

−2.455

1.137

0.018

−1.099

−0.061

0.256

History of abortion

–

–

–

 No

NI

NI

NI

 Yes

−0.057

− 0.003

0.958

Complication in previous pregnancy

–

–

–

–

–

–

 No

 Yes

3.981

0.163

0.005

1.111

0.045

0.406

Fear of fetal abortion

–

–

–

–

–

–

 No

 Yes

4.314

0.284

<  0.001

3.149

0.207

<  0.001

Gestational age

−0.147

−0.176

0.002

− 0.144

− 0.172

0.001

Satisfaction with BI in pregnancy

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Low

 Moderate

−2.729

−0.177

0.005

−2.890

− 0.187

0.003

 High

−3.682

−0.144

0.022

− 2.214

−0.086

0.143

Satisfaction with foreplay

–

–

–

–

–

–

 No

 Yes

−1.800

−0.069

0.235

1.036

0.039

0.458

Sexual distress

0.433

0.373

<  0.001

0.237

0.204

<  0.001

Genital Self-Image

−0.167

−0.087

0.134

0.030

0.016

0.767