Table 4.
Comparative analysis of measures between ethnic minorities and the White reference group
| Ethnicity | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Asian | Other Asian | Arab | Latin American | Black | First Nations | Mixed/other | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | X 2 (df = 7) | |
| Social Support (N = 3318) | |||||||||
| Symptomatica | 256 (9.8) | 44 (27.5) | 76 (33.9) | 15 (35.7) | 22 (28.2) | 14 (28.6) | 9 (28.1) | 21 (18.4) | 184.626* |
| Normal | 2363 (90.2) | 116 (72.5) | 148 (66.1) | 27 (64.3) | 56 (71.8) | 35 (71.4) | 23 (71.9) | 93 (81.6) | |
| Depression (N = 3141) | |||||||||
| Symptomatic | 148 (5.9) | 11 (7.0) | 27 (12.9) | 6 (15.4) | 5 (7.2) | 3 (6.8) | 2 (7.7) | 10 (9.4) | 21.116* |
| Normal | 2342 (94.1) | 147 (93.0) | 182 (87.1) | 33 (84.6) | 64 (92.8) | 41 (93.2) | 24 (92.3) | 96 (90.6) | |
| State Anxiety (N = 3080) | |||||||||
| Symptomatic | 420 (17.0) | 24 (16.0) | 44 (22.6) | 17 (50.0) | 18 (27.7) | 11 (26.2) | 7 (29.2) | 20 (18.9) | 35.966* |
| Normal | 2044 (83.0) | 126 (84.0) | 151 (77.4) | 17 (50.0) | 47 (72.3) | 31 (73.8) | 17 (70.8) | 86 (81.1) | |
| PSSb at <25 weeks (N = 3311) | |||||||||
| Symptomatic | 513 (19.7) | 39 (24.1) | 74 (32.9) | 17 (39.5) | 22 (28.9) | 14 (28.6) | 12 (37.5) | 26 (22.0) | 39.867* |
| Normal | 2093 (80.3) | 123 (75.9) | 151 (67.1) | 26 (60.5) | 54 (71.1) | 35 (71.4) | 20 (62.5) | 92 (78.0) | |
| PSS at 35 (±1) weeks (N = 2899) | |||||||||
| Symptomatic | 489 (21.2) | 30 (21.4) | 63 (31.8) | 16 (44.4) | 15 (23.1) | 11 (26.2) | 9 (45.0) | 24 (25.0) | 28.283* |
| Normal | 1813 (78.8) | 110 (78.6) | 135 (68.2) | 20 (55.6) | 50 (76.9) | 31 (73.8) | 11 (55.0) | 72 (75.0) | |
| Emotional Health (N = 3353) | |||||||||
| Symptomatic | 275 (10.4) | 29 (17.7) | 43 (18.5) | 8 (18.6) | 9 (11.4) | 10 (20.0) | 9 (28.1) | 13 (11) | 33.665* |
| Normal | 2360 (89.6) | 135 (82.3) | 189 (81.5) | 35 (81.4) | 70 (88.6) | 40 (80.0) | 23 (71.9) | 105 (89) | |
| Physical Health (N = 3353) | |||||||||
| Symptomatic | 371 (14.1) | 39 (23.8) | 57 (24.6) | 6 (14.0) | 13 (16.5) | 7 (14.0) | 9 (28.1) | 23 (19.5) | 32.429* |
| Normal | 2264 (85.9) | 125 (76.2) | 175 (75.4) | 37 (86.0) | 66 (83.5) | 43 (86.0) | 23 (71.9) | 95 (80.5) | |
*p ≤ .005
aSymptomatic = above clinical cut-off scores
b PSS perceived stress scale