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Table 1 Descriptives and exploratory tests

From: Testing effects of partner support and use of oral contraception during relationship formation on severity of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy

  

Mean (SD)

n

rho

p

OC use when met

User

4.28 (2.09)

944

 

< 0.001

Non-user

4.59 (2.14)

1375

Sex of child

Boy

4.38 (2.11)

1188

 

0.040

Girl

4.55 (2.13)

1105

Age when pregnant

  

2311

−0.147

< 0.001

Time since pregnancy

  

2311

0.130

< 0.001

  1. Differences in NVP severity during the pregnancy leading to a woman’s first child were compared in relation to her OC use when she met the father, and the sex of the child (using Mann-Whitney U tests). In addition, age while pregnant and the time from the pregnancy to completing the survey were tested using Spearman correlations