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. 2024 Aug 30;70(9):e20240550. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.20240550

Table 1. Comparison of pregnant women’s scale scores according to their demographic and obstetric characteristics (n=3870).

% (n) NMP-Q W-DEQ-A
Mean ± SD Med (IQR) p Mean ± SD Med (IQR) p
Employment status Employed 50.3 (n=1947) 75.4 ± 28.33 74 (53–95) 0.001
(z=-3.278)
66.83 ± 23.27 67 (50–83) 0.985
(z=-0.019)
Unemployed 49.7 (n=1923) 72.38 ± 27.35 71 (51–91) 66.91 ± 22.93 68 (50–83)
Economic condition Income less than expenses 23.5 (n=910) 77.32 ± 29.2 76 (55–98) 0.0001 (F=9.757)ab 70.83 ± 23.38 72 (53.75–86) 0.0001 (kw=44.314)abc
Income equal to expenses 56.4 (n=2181) 72.47 ± 27.42 71 (50.5–92) 66.35 ± 22.55 67 (50–82)
Income more than expenses 20.1 (n=779) 73.88 ± 27.31 72 (53–92) 63.68 ± 23.67 63 (46–80)
Consulting a psychotherapist Yes 15.2 (n=589) 77.49 ± 28.74 76 (55–97) 0.001 (t=3.401) 71.15 ± 25.45 73 (51.5–87) 0.0001
(z=-4.262)
No 84.8 (n=3281) 73.25 ± 27.69 72 (51–93) 66.1 ± 22.57 67 (50–82)
Pregnancy status Planned pregnancy 80.2 (n=3104) 74.34 ± 27.89 73 (53–94) 0.046 (t=1.999) 66.16 ± 22.87 66.5 (49–83) 0.0001
(z=-3.81)
Unplanned pregnancy 19.8 (n=766) 72.09 ± 27.84 71 (49–91) 69.73 ± 23.79 72 (53–85)
Type of conception Natural pregnancy 92.2 (n=3570) 73.39 ± 27.74 72 (51–93) 0.0001
(t=-3.939)
66.89 ± 23.13 68 (50–83) 0.945
(z=-0.069)
Pregnancy through treatment 7.8 (n=300) 79.98 ± 28.95 77.5 (57–102.75) 66.64 ± 22.74 67 (51.25–83)
Health problems during pregnancy There is a problem 26.1 (n=1009) 75.99 ± 28.85 74 (53–97) 0.007 (t=2.707) 70.65 ± 23.77 72 (54–85) 0.0001
(z=-5.714)
There is no problem 73.9 (n=2861) 73.16 ± 27.51 72 (51–92) 65.54 ± 22.71 66 (49–82)
The status of downloading an application with regard to fetal development Yes, I downloaded 91.4 (n=3538) 74.42 ± 27.72 73 (53–94) 0.0001
(z=-3.949)
66.58 ± 22.95 67 (50–83) 0.017
(z=-2.393)
No, I did not download 8.6 (n=332) 68.35 ± 29.1 66.5 (44.25–87) 69.93 ± 24.46 70.5 (53–85)

a: Significant difference between income less than expenses and income equal to expenses. b: Significant difference between income less than expenses and income more than expenses. c: Significant difference between income equal to expenses and income more than expenses.