Table 4.

Comparison between the two STAI-S subscale components and VASA in relation to their association with the variables contributing most to the variation in the study population.

Variables	Statistics	STAI-S Component 1	STAI-S Component 2	VASA
Age groups	X2	6.85	0.16	1.26
	df	2	2	2
	P value	0.033	0.923	0.533
Duration of marriage	X2	2.25	.39	2.09
	df	1	1	1
	P value	0.13	0.53	0.15
Parity	X2	2.19	3.86	4.07
	df	2	2	2
	P value	0.34	0.15	0.13
History of subfertility prior to current pregnancy	X2	0.11	0.56	2.33
	df	1	1	1
	P value	0.74	0.46	0.13
Booking visit	X2	0.01	1.04	1.90
	df	1	1	1
	P value	0.93	0.34	0.17
Current pregnancy complications	X2	4.50	4.49	4.31
	df	2	2	2
	P value	0.11	0.11	0.12
Indication for current CSa	X2	3.05	2.19	1.60
	df	3	3	3
	P value	0.38	0.53	0.66
Choice of anaesthetic in current CS	X2	.306	1.671	3.538
	df	1	1	1
	P value	0.58	0.20	0.06
Source of information about anaesthetic in current CS	X2	7.47	6.08	11.53
	df	3	3	3
	P value	0.058	0.108	0.009
Previous pregnancy complications	X2	3.18	1.41	1.61
	df	2	2	2
	P value	0.20	0.49	0.45
Previous intrapartum complications	X2	2.67	0.58	5.10
	df	2	2	2
	P value	0.263	0.747	0.078
History of previous CS	X2	1.90	0.04	1.59
	df	1	1	1
	P value	0.17	0.85	0.21
Choice of anaesthetic in previous CS	X2	2.84	3.16	12.97
	df	2	2	2
	P value	0.241	0.206	0.002

^aCS: Caesarean section.