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. 2014 Mar 17;9(3):e92036. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092036

Table 2. Comparison of Nausea, Vomiting, Depression, Anxiety and Stress at Hospitalization for Hyperemesis Gravidarum and at the Third Trimester.

At Hospitalization n = 121 Third Trimester n = 121 P value Difference (95% Confidence Interval)
Nausea* 121 (100%) 19 (15.7%) P<0.001 84.3% (76.2%–89.8%)
Vomiting 121 (100%) 12 (9.9%) P<0.001 90.1% (82.8%–94.2%)
Depression 23 (19.0%) 5 (4.1%) P<0.001 14.9% (7.2%–23.0%)
Anxiety§ 83 (68.6%) 23 (19.0%) P<0.001 49.6% (38.6%–58.7%)
Stress 26 21.5% 4 (3.3%) P<0.001 18.2% (10.4%–26.4%)

Data expressed as number (%). Analyses were by 2-sided.McNemar's test.

*At least one day of nausea in the last week

At least one day of vomiting in the last week

A calculated score of at least 10 on the summated (then doubled) scores of the depression component of the 21-stem Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales

§

A calculated score of at least 8 on the summated (then doubled) scores of the anxiety component of the 21-stem Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales

A calculated score of at least 15 on the summated (then doubled) scores of the stress component of the 21-stem Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales