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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants and result of bivariate analyses (n = 493)

From: The direct and mediating effect of social support on health-related quality of life during pregnancy among Australian women

Variables

n (%)

MCS

P-value

PCS

P-value

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Pregnancy months

       

 < 3 month

101 (20.5)

49.5

6.2

0.001

52.9

6.8

< 0.001

 3–6 month

185 (37.5)

49.3

8.9

 

48.2

8.9

 

 > 6 month

207 (42)

52.0

7.9

 

42.5

9.6

 

Highest qualification

       

 University

319 (65)

50.9

7.6

0.104

46.3

9.6

0.175

 Certificate/diploma or trade/apprenticeship

112 (22.8)

50.2

8.4

 

47.1

10.0

 

 School only

60 (12.2)

48.5

9.7

 

48.7

9.7

 

Marital status

       

 Partnered

468 (95.1)

50.7

7.9

0.014

46.6

9.6

0.039

 Non-partnered

24 (4.9)

46.5

9.4

 

50.7

10.7

 

Able to manage on income available

      

 Impossible/Difficult all of the time

43 (8.8)

43.8

10.3

< 0.001

46.4

9.6

0.844

 Difficult some of the time

118 (24)

49.8

8.9

 

46.45

9.6

 

 Not too bad/It is easy

330 (67.2)

51.6

6.9

 

46.97

9.7

 

Living with one’s own children

      

 Yes

336 (68.3)

50.2

8.4

0.217

46.45

9.8

0.290

 No

156 (31.7)

51.1

7.3

 

47.45

9.51

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