Table 1. Anxiety levels of mothers of newborns with congenital malformations hospitalized in neonatal units according to the STAI* scale. Fortaleza, CE, Brazil, 2015.
| Percentile Intervals | n† | % | Mean (SD)‡ | |
| STAI - Trait§ | 39.06 (9.16) | |||
| Percentile <25 (low anxiety) | 31 | 27.0 | ||
| Percentile 25-75 (moderate anxiety) | 62 | 53.9 | ||
| Percentile> 75 (high anxiety) | 22 | 19.1 | ||
| STAI - State|| | 46.79 (8.77) | |||
| Percentile <25 (low anxiety) | 33 | 28.7 | ||
| Percentile 25-75 (moderate anxiety) | 54 | 47.0 | ||
| Percentile> 75 (high anxiety) | 28 | 24.3 | ||
*STAI - State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; †n - absolute number; ‡SD - standard deviation; §STAI-Trait - Trait Anxiety Inventory; ||STAI-State - State Anxiety Inventory