Table 2.
Bivariate relationship between depressive symptoms (CESD score) and covariates (N=347)
| CESD Score | p-value | |
|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographics | ||
| Race (mean, SD) | 0.60 | |
| White | 22.0 (10.9) | |
| Black | 23.3 (12.4) | |
| Hispanic | 24.4 (12.8) | |
| Other | 23.3 (11.6) | |
| Education (mean, SD) | 0.45 | |
| Less than high school | 21.0 (11.7) | |
| High school | 22.7 (11.1) | |
| Some college | 24.3 (12.0) | |
| College graduate or more | 23.1 (12.7) | |
| Marital status (mean, SD) | 0.39 | |
| Never married | 24.1 (11.9) | |
| Cohabitating | 22.5 (12.2) | |
| Married | 20.8 (11.6) | |
| Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 23.8 (11.4) | |
| Age (correlation) | −0.13 | 0.02 |
| Abortion Characteristics | ||
| Abortion trimester (Mean, SD) | 0.28 | |
| First | 23.4 (11.9) | |
| Second | 20.6 (11.9) | |
| Abortion procedure | 0.60 | |
| Surgical | 23.1 (11.6) | |
| Medication | 23.7 (12.5) | |
| Adverse Experiences | ||
| Any Intimate Partner Violence in past 6 months (Mean, SD) | < 0.0005 | |
| Yes | 27.5 (11.7) | |
| No | 21.1 (11.5) | |
| Any Reproductive coercion in past 6 months (Mean, SD) | 0.001 | |
| Yes | 28.2 (11.8) | |
| No | 22.3 (11.7) | |
| Number of childhood adversities (correlation) | 0.33 | <0.0005 |
| Relationship Characteristics | ||
| Multiple sexual partners in past 6 months (Mean, SD) | 0.09 | |
| Yes | 25.2 (10.6) | |
| No | 22.7 (12.3) | |
| Relationship for more than a year (Mean, SD) | 0.96 | |
| Yes | 23.2 (12.0) | |
| No | 23.3 (11.8) | |
| Talk very much with partner about things that matter | 0.001 | |
| Yes | 21.6 (11.7) | |
| No | 25.8 (11.8) | |
| Talk about very serious things with partner | 0.01 | |
| Yes | 21.8 (12.0) | |
| No | 25.0 (11.5) | |
| Previous Pregnancies | ||
| Number of prior abortions (correlation) | −0.07 | 0.18 |
| Number of childbirths (correlation) | −0.15 | 0.007 |
| Future Pregnancy Desires | ||
| Very important to avoid pregnancy in next year (Mean, SD) | 0.23 | |
| Strongly agree | 22.8 (11.8) | |
| Do not strongly agree | 24.6 (12.1) |