Impact of coronavirus 2019 on mental health and lifestyle adaptations of pregnant women in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Difference in Impact Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) scores between trimesters of pregnancy

Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) Score	All (n = 384)	Pregnancy trimesters			P-value
Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) Score	All (n = 384)	1^st Trimester (n = 79)	2^nd Trimester (n = 177)	3^rd Trimester (n = 128)	P-value
IES-R, mean ± SD
Total score	26.15 ± 13.55	24.99 ± 14.28	24.98 ± 12.21	28.48 ± 14.61	^a0.06
IES-R category %
Normal (0–23)	47.1	45.6	50.8	43.0	^b0.12
Mild (24–32)	17.7	15.2	18.6	18.0
Moderate (33–36)	12.2	16.4	13.0	8.6
Severe (≥37)	23.0	22.8	17.6	30.4

SD Standard Deviation; P < 0.05 vs. significance for IES-R scores by ^a ANOVA; ^b IES-R scores categories by Chi-square test.

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