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Table 2 Infant demographic characteristics, split by the premature and term groups

From: Measurement invariance analysis of the Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale - Research Short Form in mothers of premature and term infants

Infant Characteristic

Value

Premature (N = 160)

Term (N = 160)

Infant Age (M ± SD)

21.54 ± 14.86

20.37 ± 12.92

Multiple Birth (N/%)

Yes

18 (11.30%)

3 (1.90%)

No

142 (88.80%)

157 (98.1%)

Birth Order

First

106 (66.30%)

122 (76.30%)

Second

33 (20.60%)

22 (13.8%)

Third

11 (6.90%)

14 (8.80%)

Fourth or after

10 (6.25%)

2 (1.30%)

Week of birth (M ± SD)

31.48 ± 3.06

39.45 ± 1.70

Infant in the NICUa,c

Yes

135

N/A

No

10

N/A

Duration of NICU Stay in Weeks (N/%)a, b

< 1 week

1(0.69%)

N/A

1 to 4 weeks

67(46.21%)

N/A

5 to 10 weeks

45 (31.03%)

N/A

11 to 15 weeks

16 (11.03%)

N/A

16 or more weeks

6(4.14%)

N/A

  1. N/B.
  2. a This option was not presented to participants in the term group.
  3. b Participants (n = 15) from the second dataset were not presented with these questions. N/percentages are therefore representative of the n = 145 participants who were presented these questions.