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Table 1 Baseline demographics and characteristics (n = 198)

From: Validation of the intolerance of uncertainty scale as a screening tool for perinatal anxiety

 

Primary AD (n = 118)

Control (n = 80)

P-value

Mean age (SD)

31.1 (4.57)

32.8 (3.85)

0.07

Perinatal Status

 Pregnant

47 (39.8%)

45 (56.2%)

0.02

 Postpartum

71 (60.2%)

35 (43.8%)

Ethnicity

 Caucasian

98 (83.1%)

60 (75%)

0.05

 Black

2 (1.7%)

0 (0%)

 First Nations

2 (1.7%)

0 (0%)

 Latino/Hispanic

1 (0.9%)

2 (2.5%)

 Middle Eastern

1 (0.9%)

3 (3.8%)

 South Asiana

0 (0%)

3 (3.8%)

 East Asianb

0 (0%)

3 (3.8%)

 Asian/Pacific Islander

4 (3.4%)

1 (1.2%)

 Other

10 (8.5%)

8 (10%)

Marital Status

 Single

6 (5.1%)

1 (1.2%)

0.14

 Married/Common-law

111 (94.1%)

76 (95%)

 Divorced

1 (0.8%)

3 (3.8%)

Parity

 Primigravida

81 (68.6%)

47 (58.8%)

0.15

 Multigravida

37 (31.4%)

33 (41.2%)

Education

  ≤ High school

12 (10.2%)

9 (11.2%)

0.002

 College/Universityc

87 (73.7%)

41 (51.2%)

 Postgraduate (e.g., MD, PhD)d

19 (16.1%)

30 (37.5%)

  1. Post-hoc analyses for chi-square tests revealed statistically significant differences between the primary AD and control groups in ethnicity (aSouth Asian, bEast Asian) and education level (cCollege/University and dPostgraduate)