Table 2.
Correlations among structural and intermediary determinants of health and preterm delivery
| Age | Education | Family number | Residential area | Income | Perceived stress | Perceived social support | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gestational age | -0.058 | 0.148 ** | -0.252 ** | -0.074 | 0.093 * | -0.153 ** | 0.054 |
| Age | 1 | -0.069 | 0.258 ** | 0.183 ** | 0.102 * | -0.074 | 0.079 |
| Education | -- | 1 | -0.313 ** | 0.093 * | 0.255 ** | -0.041 | 0.189 ** |
| Family number | -- | -- | 1 | 0.197 ** | -0.084 | 0.128 ** | -0.111 * |
| Residential area | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.169 ** | -0.013 | 0.006 |
| Income | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -0.110 * | 0.156 ** |
| Perceived stress | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -0.342 ** |
*
Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level
**
Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level