Table 4 Association of some psychological variables with preterm delivery before 37 weeks in singleton pregnancies (N = 371)
Variable | N | Preterm birth (n = 188) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | cOR (95% CI)a | Pb | ||
Sleep disorder c | ||||
No | 144 | 72 (50.0) | Reference | |
Yes | 227 | 116 (51.1) | 1.04 (0.69 to 1.59) | 0.836 |
High perceived stress | ||||
No | 212 | 101 (47.6) | Reference | |
Yes | 159 | 87 (54.7) | 1.33 (0.88 to 2.00) | 0.178 |
High perceived social support | ||||
Yes | 308 | 153 (47.9) | Reference | |
No | 63 | 35 (55.6) | 1.26 (0.73 to 2.18) | 0.396 |
Experience of violence during current pregnancy Any kind of violence | ||||
No | 123 | 56 (45.5) | Reference | |
Yes | 248 | 132 (53.2) | 1.36 (0.88 to 2.10) | 0.163 |
Psychological violence | ||||
No | 138 | 61 (44.2) | Reference | |
Yes | 233 | 127 (54.5) | 1.51 (0.99 to 2.31) | 0.056 |
Physical violence | ||||
No | 296 | 144 (48.6) | Reference | |
Yes | 75 | 44 (58.7) | 1.41 (0.86 to 2.32) | 0.122 |
Sexual violence | ||||
No | 322 | 164 (50.9) | Reference | |
Yes | 49 | 24 (49.0) | 0.92 (0.51 to 1.69) | 0.799 |