Table 2 Mean (SD) anxiety scores by trimester of pregnancy
Variable | First trimester n = 100 | Second trimester n = 100 | Third trimester n = 100 | Total N = 300 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Health anxiety | Mean ± SD | |||
More worried about getting sick | 7.8 ± 3.6 | 8.5 ± 3.5 | 8.7 ± 4.2 | 8.39 ± 3.82 |
More worried about consequences of the disease | 5.5 ± 3.2 | 6.9 ± 3.1 | 6.8 ± 3.4 | 6.43 ± 3.28 |
Reported more concerns about disease | 8.9 ± 4.1 | 9.2 ± 4.07 | 9.7 ± 4.4 | 9.32 ± 4.20 |
Total score anxiety | 22.3 ± 9.5 | 24.6 ± 9.3 | 25.4 ± 10.6 | 24.15 ± 9.93 |
Total score of health anxiety category | ||||
N (%) | ||||
< 27 | 60 (60) | 48 (48) | 40 (40) | 148 (49.3) |
95% CI | (50.0–69.0) | (38.0–58.0) | (31.0–49.0) | (44.0–55.0) |
27–34 | 31 (31) | 39 (39) | 39 (39) | 109 (36.3) |
95% CI | (22.0–39.0) | (30.0–48.0) | (29.0–48.0) | (30.7–41.7) |
≥ 35 | 9 (9) | 13 (13) | 21 (21) | 43 (14.3) |
95% CI | (4.0–15.0) | (6.0–20.0) | (13.0–29.0) | (10.7–18.3) |