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. 2021 Nov 11;53(1):2120–2131. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2021.2001044

Table 3.

Associated factors of anxiety in pregnant women.

Variables Anxiety (GAD ≥8)
Bivariable
Multivariable
OR (95%CI) p OR (95%CI) p
Age 1.05 (0.97–1.13) .236    
Occupation        
 Own business and others 1.00      
 Employed 0.97 (0.47–1.99) .930    
Ability to pay for medication        
 Very or fairly difficult 1.00      
 Very or fairly easy 0.88 (0.47–1.67) .705    
S-COVID-19-S        
 No 1.00   1.00  
 Yes 0.50 (0.19–1.31) .160 0.62 (0.21–1.85) .396
Comorbidity        
 None 1.00      
 One or more 1.85 (0.53–6.54) .337    
Gestational age        
 1st trimester 1.00   1.00  
 2nd trimester 2.94 (0.99–8.67) .051 4.59 (1.37–15.32) .013
 3rd trimester 4.19 (1.56–11.29) .004 4.56 (1.50–13.83) .007
Gestational weight gain 1.02 (0.97–1.09) .404    
Parity        
 1 1.00      
 ≥2 1.04 (0.55–1.97) .904    
Eating behaviour        
 Unchanged or less-healthy diet 1.00   1.00  
 Healthier diet 0.19 (0.08–0.44) <.001 0.33 (0.12–0.88) .026
Smoking        
 No 1.00      
 Yes 10.86 (4.99–23.60) <.001 4.29 (1.40–13.14) .011
Drinking alcohol        
 No 1.00      
 Yes 2.68 (1.35–5.33) .005    
Physical activity        
 Never, stopped or exercise less 1.00   1.00  
 Unchanged or exercise more 0.37 (0.18–0.76) .006 0.34 (0.13–0.89) .029
HL index 0.97 (0.93–1.00) .086 0.94 (0.90–0.99) .018
HES 0.79 (0.73–0.85) <.001 0.79 (0.73–0.87) <.001

S-COVID-19-S: suspected COVID-19 symptoms; HL index: health literacy index; HES: healthy eating score.