Table 1. The descriptive statistics on background and study variables in the subgroups of mothers and fathers.
P values and Cohen’s d’s are given for the differences between mothers and fathers.
| Mothers | Fathers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 3202 | N = 2076 | |||
| N (total) = 5278 | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p< | Cohen's d **** |
| Age | 30.92 (4.56) | 32.60 (5.33) | .001* | |
| Marital status (%) | ||||
| In relationship | 90.9 | 89.9 | ||
| Missing | 7.6 | 9.7 | ||
| Parents living together | 93.0 | |||
| Education (%) | ||||
| Primary school | 2.9 | 4.6 | ||
| Secondary | 33.1 | 41.2 | ||
| University | 55.2 | 46.2 | ||
| Higher | 4.1 | 2.6 | ||
| Missing | 4.7 | 5.4 | ||
| Parity (%) | ||||
| Nulliparous | 49.1 | NA | ||
| Multiparous | 45.9 | NA | ||
| Missing | 5.1 | NA | ||
| SSRIs medication (%) | 3.1# | 2.1## | ||
| Smoking | 14.2# | |||
| Anxiety (SCL) | ||||
| 14 gwks | 3.31 (3.91) | 2.45 (3.48) | .001*** | 0.22 |
| 24 gwks | 3.92 (4.26) | 2.66 (3.81) | .001*** | 0.31 |
| 34 gwks | 3.24 (4.00) | 1.94 (3.20) | .001*** | 0.36 |
| Depression (EPDS) | ||||
| 14 gwks | 5.17 (4.02) | 3.74 (3.42) | .001*** | 0.38 |
| 24 gwks | 5.00 (4.12) | 3.50 (3.47) | .001*** | 0.40 |
| 34 gwks | 4.91 (4.10) | 3.13 (3.38) | .001*** | 0.47 |
* t-test
** χ2 -test
***logistic regression
**** , #3rd pregnancy trimester
## 1st pregnancy trimester
Cohen`s d effect size d > .20 = small; d > .50 = medium; d > .80 = large.