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

Table 4. Nausea, Vomiting, Depression, Anxiety and Stress in the Third Trimester in Women Previously Hospitalised with Hyperemesis Gravidarum Compared to Controls.

Hyperemesis Gravidarum n = 121 Controls n = 113 P value Relative Risk 95% Confidence Interval Adjusted P value Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)
Nausea* 19 (15.7) 18 (15.9) P = 0.99 RR 1.0 95% CI 0.5–2.0 P = 0.43 AOR 1.4 (0.6–3.0)
Vomiting 12 (9.9) 16 (14.2) P = 0.42 RR 0.7 95% CI 0.3–1.4 P = 0.49 AOR 0.7 (0.3–1.8)
Depression 5 (4.1) 16 (14.2) P = 0.011 RR 0.3 95% CI 0.1–0.8 P = 0.003 AOR 0.1 (0.03–0.5)
Anxiety§ 23 (19.0) 69 (61.1) P<0.001 RR 0.3 95% CI 0.2–0.5 P<0.001 AOR 0.11 (0.05–0.23)
Stress 4 (3.3) 23 (20.4) P<0.001 RR 0.2 95% CI 0.1–0.5 P<0.001 AOR 0.08 (0.02–0.33)

Data expressed as number (%). Analyses are by Fisher Exact test. All tests are 2-sided. Adjustment made for maternal age, ethnicity, educational attainment and hyperemesis gravidarum in a previous pregnancy as these characteristics are significantly different between the hyperemesis gravidarum and control groups

*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