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