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. 2021 May 27;13(6):1831. doi: 10.3390/nu13061831

Table 3.

Maternal health issues, wellbeing scales scores and categories, and COVID-19 behaviours.

Variable Mean ± SD or Count (%), Missing
Maternal Health Issues
Anxiety 59 (25.3%)
Depression 24 (10.3%)
Diabetes (diagnosed before this pregnancy) 5 (2.1%)
Fertility issues requiring assisted reproduction for this pregnancy 16 (6.9%)
Thyroid disorder 8 (3.4%)
Polycystic ovary syndrome 17 (7.3%)
Insulin resistance 4 (1.7%)
No health conditions 123 (52.8%)
Other 31 (13.3%)
Wellbeing Scales
Hardship
   No 187 (80.3%)
   Yes 48 (20.6%), 0
GF6+ FAD 1 score 9.7 ± 3.4, 0
Mental Health Continuum-Short Form score
   Emotional (score: /15) 12.5 ± 2.4, 0
   Social (score: /25) 13.4 ± 5.2, 0
   Psychological (score: /30) 22.5 ± 5.1, 0
Mental Health Continuum-Short Form categories
   Flourishing 102 (43.8%)
   Languishing 4 (1.7%)
   Moderately mentally healthy 127 (54.5%)
Perceived Stress Scale score 16.1 ± 6.4, 0
   Low (score: 0–13) 87 (37.3%)
   Medium (score: 14–26) 135 (57.9%)
   High (score: 27–40) 11 (4.7%)
Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale score 16.1 ± 6.4, 0
   Minimal anxiety symptoms (score: 0–20) 124 (53.2%)
   Mild‚ moderate symptoms (score: 21–41) 76 (32.6%)
   Severe anxiety symptoms (score: 42–93) 21 (9.0%)
   Missing 12 (5.2%)
COVID-19 Behaviours
Employment impacted by COVID
   No 220 (94.4%)
   Yes 13 (5.6%)
Background as a healthcare professional
   No 145 (62.2%)
   Yes 88 (37.8%)
Employed and on maternity leave
   No 50 (21.5%)
   Yes 183 (78.5%)
Exercise outside of home in the last 7 days
   No 37 (15.9%)
   Yes 196 (84.1%)
Avoid contact with someone over 65 years
   No 139 (59.7%)
   Yes 63 (27.0%)
Not applicable 31 (13.3%)
Infant in childcare
   No 228 (97.9%)
   Yes 5 (2.1%)

1 General functioning subscale of the McMaster Family Assessment Device. SD: standard deviation F.