Table I.
Means (M) and standard deviations (SD) of demographics/background and symptomology scores; stratified by Group and Gender.
| Total | Controls | Anxiety | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N= 212 | Boys (n = 67) | Girls (n = 67) | Total (n = 134) | Boys (n = 38) | Girls (n = 40) | Total (n = 78) | |
| BACKGROUND | |||||||
| Mother Age (M, SD) | 28.75 (4.90) | 28.57 (5.34) | 29.62 (5.32) | 29.06 (5.34) | 28.08 (3.74) | 28.37 (4.28) | 28.23 (4.00) |
| Mother Education (M, SD) | 15.43 (2.23) | 15.52 (2.14) | 15.67 (1.92) | 15.59 (2.03) | 15.25 (3.03) | 15.05 (3.06) | 15.14 (2.53) |
| Mother BMI (M, SD) | 23.64 (4.28) | 23.64 (4.64) | 23.52 (4.27) | 23.58 (4.44) | 22.72 (3.63) | 24.70 (4.16) | 23.74 (4.04) |
| Mother. Parity (%)1 | 38.73 | 30.40 | 32.80 | 31.23 | 44.44 | 35.92 | 38.78 |
| Infant GA birth (M, SD) | 39.65 (1.14) | 39.65 (1.14) | 39.60 (1.14) | 39.63 (1.11) | 39.67 (1.09) | 39.68 (1.32) | 39.68 (1.21) |
| Infant gender (% boys) | 50.6 | 51.5 | 48.54 | x | 44.90 | 55.10 | x |
| SYMPTOM SCORES | |||||||
| BAI- 3rd 22 | 7.20 (6.65) | 3.14 (2.40) | 3.34 (2.2) | 3.23 (2.3) | 13.69 (5.23) | 14.39 (6.86) | 14.05 (6.09) |
| BAI- PP3 | 4.65 (6.12) | 3.01 (3.76) | 4.25 (7.19) | 3.60 (5.65) | 5.78 (6.17) | 7.18 (6.81) | 6.51 (6.51) |
| BDI- 3rd 4 | 7.62 (5.59) | 5.63 (4.93) | 5.82 (3.50) | 5.72 (4.32) | 9.13 (5.41) | 12.55 (6.21) | 10.86 (6.04) |
| BDI- PP 5 | 6.74 (6.11) | 5.27 (5.00) | 5.22 (4.16) | 5.25 (4.61) | 7.60 (5.58) | 10.98 (8.55) | 9.35 (7.43) |
1
Percent primipare;
2
BAI-3rd - Beck Anxiety Inventory score during 3rd trimester pregnancy;
3
BAI-PP- Postpartum Beck Anxiety score;
4
BDI-3rd - Beck Depression Inventory score during 3rd trimester;
5
BDI-PP- Postpartum Beck Depression Inventory score