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Table 1 Sample characteristics of pregnant women and male partners

From: Quality of life in Norwegian pregnant women and men with pregnant partners, and association with perception of sleep and depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional study

 

Pregnant women (N = 228)

Men with pregnant partners (N = 197)

Comparison

n (missing)

%

Mean (min–max)

SD

n (missing)

%

Mean (min–max)

SD

p

95% CI

Age

228 (0)

100

31.38 (22–47)

3.98

195 (2)

99.0

33.08 (22–50)

4.83

 < 0.001

-2.55 to -0.84

  < 28

46

20.2

  

30

15.2

    

 29–35

149

65.4

  

119

60.4

    

 36 < 

33

14.5

  

46

23.4

    

Pregnancy week

222 (6)

97.4

31.73 (26–40)

3.60

193 (4)

98.0

31.79 (26–41)

3.54

0.869

-0.75 to 0.63

 Week 26–30

104

45.6

  

86

43.7

    

 Week 31–35

74

32.5

  

73

37.1

    

 Week 36–41

44

19.3

  

34

17.3

    

Marital status

217 (11)

95.2

  

196 (1)

99.5

  

NAa

 

 Single

7

3.1

  

1

0.5

    

 Partnered

130

57.0

  

122

61.9

    

 Married

80

35.1

  

73

37.1

    

Educational level

227 (1)

99.6

  

196 (1)

99.5

  

0.025

 

 Primary/secondary school

22

9.6

  

34

17.3

    

 College/university (< 4 years)

65

28.5

  

63

32.0

    

 College/university (≥ 4 years)

140

61.4

  

99

50.3

    

Family income, before tax (NOK)

222 (6)

97.4

  

192 (5)

97.5

  

NAa

 

  < 750.000

36

15.8

  

30

15.2

    

 750.000–1.000.000

67

29.4

  

53

26.9

    

  > 1.000.000

119

52.2

  

109

52.2

    

Nationality

228

100

  

196 (1)

99.5

  

0.034

 

 Norwegian

196

86.0

  

152

77.2

    

 Other

32

14.0

  

44

22.3

    

Complications during pregnancy

226 (2)

99.1

  

NAa

   

NAa

 

 Yes

53

23.2

        

Depressive symptomsb

224 (4)

98.2

  

193 (4)

98.0

  

 < 0.001

 

 Yes

40

17.9

  

6

3.1

    

Mental illness

227 (1)

99.6

  

196 (1)

99.5

    

 Present

9

3.9

  

6

3.0

  

0.812

 

 Previous

30

13.2

  

10

5.1

  

0.007

 

Sleep, hours

216 (12)

94.7

7.36 (3–12)

1.32

180 (17)

91.4

6.95 (4–9)

0.85

 < 0.001

0.19 to 0.62

Sleep

224 (4)

98.2

  

193

98.0

  

0.002

 

 Enough

138

60.5

  

147

74.6

    

 Not enough

86

37.7

  

46

23.4

    
  1. aNA Not Assessed
  2. bMeasured by EPDS cutoff for depressive symptoms ≤ 10