Table 2 Participant demographics
From: Mental health outcomes of mothers who conceived using fertility treatment
Variable | Fertility treatment group N = 76 n (%) | Spontaneous conception group N = 152 n (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Annual household income | 0.068 | ||
<$60,000 | 5 (6.9) | 23 (15.8) | |
≥$60,000 | 67 (93.1) | 123 (84.2) | |
Education level | 0.428 | ||
High school or less | 9 (11.8) | 13 (8.6) | |
Some or completed post-secondary | 67 (88.2) | 139 (91.4) | |
Maternal age at delivery | 0.002* | ||
N | 74 | 149 | |
Mean (Standard deviation) | 33.39 (5.11) | 31.28 (4.47) | |
Time lived in Canada | 0.119 | ||
Born in Canada/≥5 years | 71 (94.7) | 134 (88.2) | |
<5 years | 4 (5.3) | 18 (11.8) | |
Ethnicity | 0.177 | ||
Caucasian | 55 (72.4) | 122 (80.3) | |
Non-caucasian | 21 (27.6) | 30 (19.7) | |
Marital status | 0.721 | ||
Single, separated, divorced, widowed | 2 (2.6) | 6 (4.0) | |
Married, common-law | 74 (97.4) | 145 (96.0) | |
Parity – birth to a fetus > 24 weeks | 0.100 | ||
No previous births | 48 (63.2) | 78 (51.7) | |
Previous birth to a fetus (At least once) | 28 (36.8) | 73 (48.3) | |
Parity category | 0.910 | ||
Nulliparous | 31 (41.3) | 58 (38.4) | |
Primaparous | 19 (25.3) | 41 (27.2) | |
Multiparous | 25 (33.3) | 52 (34.4) | |
Delivery method | 0.063 | ||
Vaginal delivery | 52 (68.4) | 121 (79.6) | |
C-section – planned or emergency | 24 (31.6) | 31 (20.4) | |
Preterm birth | 0.345 | ||
<37 weeks of gestation | 2 (2.7) | 10 (6.6) | |
37–43 weeks of gestation | 72 (97.3) | 141 (93.4) |