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Table 1 Demographic characteristics, prevalence of anxiety and depression among participants from two hospitals

From: The sustained adverse impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health among pregnant women in Sri Lanka: a reassessment during the second wave

Variable

DSHW sample, n = 119

CSHW sample, n = 192

Total sample, N = 311

P values

Mean age (SD) in years

28.6 (6.5)

28.9 (5.0)

28.8 (5.7)

0.65#

Median parity (IQR)

2 (1–3)

2 (1–2)

2 (1–3)

0.3Â¥

Mean gestational age (SD) in weeks

25.1 (8.9)

23.4 (9.1)

24.3 (9.5)

0.1#

Prevalence of anxiety*, n (%)

20 (16.8)

33 (17.2)

53 (17.0)

0.9¶

Prevalence of depression*, n (%)

39 (32.8)

45 (23.4)

84 (27.0)

0.07¶

  1. *as measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). SD- Standard deviation; IQR- Interquartile range
  2. #T test; ¥Mann–Whitney U test; ¶Chi-square test