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Table 6 Univariate and multivariate linear regression examining related factors of stress among Iranian pregnant women (N = 295)

From: Factors influencing stress, anxiety, and depression among Iranian pregnant women: the role of sexual distress and genital self-image

Participant characteristics

Univariate linear regression

Multivariate linear regression

Unstandard/ β

Standard/ Beta

p-value

Unstandard/ β

Standard/ Beta

p-value

Age(y)

0.384

0.229

<  0.001

0.233

0.139

0.028

Duration of marriage(y)

0.409

0.220

<  0.001

0.113

0.061

0.368

Education level

–

–

–

   

 Primary/secondary school

   

NI

NI

NI

 High school

1.055

0.059

0.546

 Undergraduate/postgraduate

1.850

0.102

0.302

Women occupation

–

–

–

   

 Working

   

NI

NI

NI

 Housewife

0.682

0.028

0.637

Satisfaction with income

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Low

      

 Moderate

−4.360

−0.222

<  0.001

−1.361

−0.069

0.197

 High

−7.720

−0.158

0.008

−3.895

−0.080

0.122

Parity

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Primiparous

      

 Multiparous

1.584

0.090

0.124

−1.110

−0.062

0.296

Planned pregnancy

–

–

–

–

–

–

 No

      

 Yes

−4.406

−0.213

<  0.001

−4.033

−0.194

<  0.001

History of abortion

–

–

–

   

 No

   

NI

NI

NI

 Yes

−0.260

−0.012

0.835

Complication in previous pregnancy

–

–

–

–

–

–

 No

      

 Yes

6.940

0.245

<  0.001

4.546

0.160

0.002

Fear of fetal abortion

–

–

–

–

–

–

 No

      

 Yes

4.134

0.235

<  0.001

1.609

0.091

0.097

Gestational age

−0.144

−0.148

0.011

−0.120

−0.124

0.016

Satisfaction with BI in pregnancy

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Low

      

 Moderate

−2.830

−0.158

0.012

−1.624

−0.091

0.124

 High

−3.985

−0.134

0.032

−0.669

−0.022

0.688

Satisfaction with foreplay

–

–

–

–

–

–

 No

      

 Yes

−3.492

−0.116

0.046

−0.934

− 0.31

0.546

Sexual distress

0.628

0.467

<  0.001

0.467

0.347

<  0.001

Genital Self-Image

−0.273

− 0.123

0.034

− 0.032

−0.014

0.782

  1. NI Not Included in the multivariate linear regression