Table 3.
Multivariate logistic regression. Associations of low wellbeing and maternal characteristics
| Odds Ratio, 95% CI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal characteristic | OR | Lower | Upper | p |
| Ethnicity (European) | .44 | .25 | .77 | < .01* |
| Marital status (with partner) | .45 | .20 | 1.02 | .06 |
| Shift work (yes) | 1.81 | 1.11 | 2.93 | .02* |
| Occupational status (working = ref) | ||||
| Not working | 1.39 | .80 | 2.42 | .24 |
| Home duties | 1.28 | .59 | 2.78 | .53 |
| Sleep h/d (6–9 h = ref)a | ||||
| ≤ 6 h | .90 | .52 | 1.56 | .70 |
| ≥ 9 h | 1.11 | .68 | 1.84 | .67 |
| Insufficient sleep d/m (low = ref)b | ||||
| Medium | 1.26 | .73 | 2.17 | .41 |
| High | 3.30 | 1.96 | 5.55 | < .01* |
| Perceptions and attitudec | ||||
| Attitude to current weight | 1.05 | .99 | 1.12 | .11 |
| Self-efficacy | .95 | .92 | .98 | < .01* |
| Social support | .94 | .90 | .99 | .03* |
| Cambridge worry scale | ||||
| Socioeconomic | 1.08 | 1.02 | 1.15 | .01* |
| Health | 1.06 | 1.01 | 1.11 | .03* |
| Relationship | 1.17 | 1.05 | 1.31 | < .01* |
| Age (young = ref)d | ||||
| middle | .81 | .50 | 1.31 | .39 |
| old | .90 | .54 | 1.49 | .68 |
| BMI at baseline | 1.03 | .98 | 1.08 | .32 |
| Weeks of gestation | .95 | .87 | 1.03 | .17 |
| Pregnant before (yes) | 1.11 | .72 | 1.71 | .64 |
| Systolic blood pressure | .99 | .97 | 1.01 | .21 |
Only variables remaining after step two were included in the model (method = enter, outcome = WHO-5 index: low wellbeing), χ2 (21, N = 692) = 163.71, p < .001, R 2 = .21, Durbin Watson = 2.10
asleep hours per day (24 h, self-reported); ≤ 6 h; 6–9 h; ≥ 9 h
bdays per month (self-reported), based on tertiles
cBased on the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) model [43]
dbased on tertiles
*< .05