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. 2022 Jun 15:1–20. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s12144-022-03287-5

Table 6.

Logistic regression for predicting anxiety and depression in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic

95% C.I. for EXP (B)
Predictors Beta S.E Wald df p OR Lower Upper Nagelkerke
R2
Sensitivity/Specificity
(Correctly classified)
Anxiety (GAD-7 ≥ 10)* .130 55.8/70.6 (68.9)
  Demographics
    Age -.05 .02 11.07 1 .001 .95 .92 .98
    Primiparous (Ref. No) -.22 .13 2.85 1 .091 .80 .62 1.04
  COVID-19 exposures and symptoms
    Contact with any person with confirmed infection with COVID-19 (Ref. No) -.12 .14 .74 1 .390 .89 .67 1.17
    Symptoms or confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis (Ref. No) .43 .16 6.72 1 .010 1.53 1.11 2.11
    Death of a close person due to COVID-19 (Ref. No) .28 .19 2.26 1 .133 1.33 .92 1.92
  Lifestyles to cope with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Nothing -.67 .25 7.00 1 .008 .51 .31 .84
    Sleeping well at night -.87 .16 31.18 1  < .001 .42 .31 .57
    Increasing time with screens (i.e., videogames, series or films) .23 .14 2.64 1 .104 1.26 .95 1.67
    Increasing time in social networks (Facebook, Instagram or others) .05 .14 .14 1 .704 1.05 .80 1.39
    Increasing time watching or looking for news .30 .17 3.24 1 .072 1.35 .97 1.88
    Eating fast food (sweets and chips) .27 .20 1.79 1 .181 1.30 .88 1.93
    Eating healthier -.04 .16 .07 1 .791 .96 .71 1.31
    Increasing personal care (e.g. having more bath or shower, facial treatments…) -.45 .18 6.59 1 .010 .64 .45 .90
    Physical exercise (intense or moderate at least three times a week) -.32 .14 4.88 1 .027 .73 .55 .97
    Smoking or vaping .24 .42 .35 1 .557 1.28 .57 2.89
    Talking with mental health professional 1.00 .23 19.04 1  < .001 2.72 1.73 4.25
Depression (EPDS ≥ 10)** .120 59.9/63.0 (61.9)
  Demographics
    Age -.02 .01 1.35 1 .245 .98 .96 1.01
    Primiparous (Ref. No) -.20 .13 2.56 1 .110 .82 .64 1.05
  COVID-19 exposures and symptoms
    Contact with any person with confirmed infection with COVID-19 (Ref. No) -.01 .13 .01 1 .990 1.00 .77 1.30
    Symptoms or confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis (Ref. No) .19 .16 1.45 1 .229 1.21 .89 1.65
    Death of a close person due to COVID-19 (Ref. No) .27 .18 2.26 1 .133 1.31 .92 1.87
  Lifestyles to cope with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Sleeping well at night -.75 .14 29.29 1  < .001 .47 .36 .62
    Talking with friends and family -.17 .14 1.65 1 .199 .84 .65 1.10
    Participating in family activities (e.g., games, sports) -.38 .20 3.58 1 .059 .69 .46 1.01
    Increasing time with screens (i.e., videogames, series or films) .31 .14 5.41 1 .020 1.37 1.05 1.79
    Increasing time in social networks (Facebook, Instagram or others) .26 .13 4.06 1 .044 1.30 1.01 1.68
    Increasing time watching or looking for news .34 .16 4.28 1 .039 1.40 1.02 1.93
    Eating fast food (sweets and chips) .53 .20 7.02 1 .008 1.70 1.15 2.51
    Eating healthier -.21 .15 2.11 1 .146 .809 .61 1.08
    Increasing personal care (e.g. having more bath or shower, facial treatments…) -.11 .16 .47 1 .494 .897 .66 1.22
    Physical exercise (intense or moderate at least three times a week) -.11 .13 .72 1 .397 .894 .69 1.16
    Smoking or vaping .64 .44 2.17 1 .141 1.899 .81 4.46
    Talking with mental health professional .82 .23 12.26 1  < .001 2.263 1.43 3.57

* Omnibus Test (X2 = 133.33; df = 16, p < .001). Hosmer and Lemeshow Test (X2 = 4.71, df = 8, sig = .789)

** Omnibus Test (X2 = ;127.90; df = 17, p < .001). Hosmer and Lemeshow Test (X2 = 10.71, df = 8, p = .219)