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Table 2 Demographics and clinical characteristics

From: Mental health symptom changes in pregnant individuals across the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective longitudinal study

Item

N = 270 (%)

Language

 English

 Spanish

269 (99.6)

1 (0.4)

Race/Ethnicity

 Latin or Hispanic

 Black

 AI/AN/NHOPI

 Asian

 White

 Other or missing

27 (10.0)

1 (0.4)

4 (1.5)

12 (4.4)

220 (81.5)

6 (2.2)

Insurancec

 Public (Medicare or Medicaid)

 Private

 None

 Unavailable

13 (4.8)

255 (94.4)

3 (1.1)

N=1

Housing

 Studio

 1 bedroom

 Multi-bedroom

 Unstable

 Decline to answer

2 (0.7)

19 (7.0)

245 (90.7)

2 (0.7)

2 (0.7)

Employmentc

 Working full-time

 Working part-time

 Looking for a job

 Student

 Unemployed

 Stay at home

 Retired

 Other

163 (60.4)

50 (18.5)

10 (3.7)

21 (7.8)

18 (6.7)

45 (16.7)

1 (0.4)

5 (1.9)

Visit 1 Item

N = 270 (%)

Age

 18–24

 25–34

 ≥35

 Unavailable

31.4 (30.9, 31.9)*

12 (4.5)

184 (69.2)

70 (26.3)

N = 4

Currently pregnant

270 (100.0)

Gestational Age

 <13 weeks

 13–27 weeks

 ≥27 weeks

25.1 (24.0, 26.2)*

20 (7.4)

103 (38.1)

147 (54.4)

BMI

 Not obese

 PreObese

 Obesity Class I

 Obesity Class II

 Obesity Class III

 Unavailable

27.9 ( 27.3, 28.5)*

80 (30.0)

100 (37.5)

58 (21.7)

17 (6.4)

12 (4.5)

N = 3

Relationship Status

 Single

 Partnered/Married

 Divorced

 Unavailable

4 (1.5)

264 (98.1)

1 (0.4)

N = 1

Mental Health Disorder Historya

153 (56.7)

Substance Abuse Historyb

5 (1.9)

Visit 2 Item

N = 270 (%)

Weeks between Time 1 and 2

13.3 (13.0, 14.4)♦

Currently pregnant

108 (40.0)

Gestational Age

 13–27 weeks

 ≥27 weeks

31.5 ( 30.5, 32.4)*

20 (18.5)

88 (81.5)

  1. Values presented as frequency (percentage) unless stated otherwise
  2. Abbreviations: AI = American Indian, AN = Alaska Native, NHOPI = Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
  3. *Geometric Mean (95%CI) 
  4. ♦Median (P25, P75)
  5. aMental Health Disorder History was defined as self-report of any of the following four criteria: (1) History of mood and/or anxiety disorder(2) currently receiving treatment for mental health concerns (3) received treatment for mental health at any time in the past or (4) I have had mental health concerns but have not been treated
  6. bSubstance Abuse History was defined as self-report of untreated substance abuse concerns at any time, or receiving treatment for substance abuse (including problems with prescription drugs, illegal drugs or alcohol) at any time
  7. cCategories overlapped