Table 4.
Comparisons of women's raw scores on Spielberger state anxiety questionnaire, based on numbers of women completing questionnaires at all relevant time points
| Assessments | Accepters
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Decliners
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median score | Median difference (95% CI) | P value | Median score | Median difference (95% CI) | P value | ||
| Baseline v 6 months | 45.3 v 32 | 4 (2.2 to 10) | <0.001 | 38.5 v 37 | 0.5 (−3 to 4) | 0.44 | |
| Baseline v 18 months | 43.5 v 33 | 6 (2 to 10) | <0.001 | 38.5 v 36 | 1 (−3 to 2) | 0.27 | |
The higher the score, the greater the anxiety.