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Table 3 Sample characteristics and attrition analysis of expectant fathers with comparison between fathers who completed all time points and fathers who dropped out at 6 week postpartum

From: Survey on examining prevalence of paternal anxiety and its risk factors in perinatal period in Hong Kong: a longitudinal study

 

Participants that dropped out at 6 weeks postpartum (n = 150)

Participant that completed all 3 time points (n = 187)

 
    

Significance level with Bonferroni correction :0.05/5 = 0.01

Demographic Risk Factors

     
 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

 Age

(13)

    
 

33.95

4.94

34.88

5.61

t (322) = −1.56, p = 0.12

 

N

%

N

%

 

 Marital Status

(2)

    

  Married/Cohabitating

146

43.32

185

53.22

χ2 (1, N = 335) = 1.53, p = 0.22

  Divorce/Single

3

0.89

1

0.30

 

 Parity

(6)

    

  Primigravida

101

29.97

119

35.31

χ2 (1, N = 331) = .38, p = 0.54

  Multigravida

47

13.95

64

18.99

 Education level

(1)

    

  Secondary or below

59

17.51

73

21.66

χ2 (1, N = 331) = .011, p = 0.92

  Tertiary or above

90

26.71

114

33.38

 Family Income

(12)

    

  <20,000

21

6.23

36

10.68

χ2 (2, N = 325) = 3.67, p = 0.16

  20,000-30,000

30

8.90

47

13.95

  >30,000

93

27.60

98

29.08

 
    

Significance level with Bonferroni correction :0.05/9 = 0.0056

Psychosocial risk factors

    
 

N

%

N

%

 

 Planned/unplanned pregnancy

(2)

    

  Planned pregnancy

115

34.12

161

47.77

χ2 (1, N = 335) = 5.01, p = 0.025

  Unplanned pregnancy

34

10.10

25

7.42

 Baseline Marital dissatisfaction

(4)

    

  Distressed with Marital

17

5.04

28

8.31

χ2 (1, N = 333) = 0.86, p = 0.36

  Satisfied with Marital

130

38.58

158

46.88

 Marital dissatisfaction in late pregnancy

(13)

    

  Distressed with Marital

18

5.34

29

8.61

χ2 (1, N = 324) = .84, p = 0.36

  Satisfied with Marital

126

37.39

151

44.81

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

 Baseline Self Esteem

(14)

    
 

21.49

4.68

21.39

4.36

t (322) = −1.56, p = 0.12

 Self Esteem in late pregnancy

(8)

    
 

64.82

4.53

21.44

4.36

t (327) = 1.59, p = 0.64

 Baseline Social Support

(8)

    
 

64.82

13.08

62.42

14.03

t (327) = 1.59, p = 0.11

 Social Support in late pregnancy

(5)

    
 

63.76

13.45

61.36

14.78

t (330) = 1.52, p = 0.13

 Baseline Work family conflict

(21)

    
 

30.52

12.02

30.24

11.47

t (314) = .21, p = 0.83

 Work family conflict in late pregnancy

(25)

    
 

31.22

12.04

30.88

12.96

t (310) = .24, p = 0.81

Maternal-related risk factor

   

Significance level at Bonferroni correction : 0.05/4 = 0.013

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

 Baseline Partners’ depression

(29)

    
 

6.90

4.20

7.45

4.10

t (306) = −1.16, p = 0.25

 Partners’ depression in late pregnancy

(31)

    
 

6.92

4.46

6.77

4.05

t (304) = .31, p = 0.76

 Baseline Partners’ anxiety

(29)

    
 

4.19

3.31

4.67

3.43

t (306) = −1.25, p = 0.21

 Partners’ anxiety in late pregnancy

(22)

    
 

4.71

3.46

4.51

3.22

t (313) = .54, p = 0.59

    

Significance level with Bonferroni correction :0.05/2 = 0.0025

Main outcome variables

     

Mental health problems

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

 Baseline Anxiety

(6)

    
 

3.29

3.28

3.70

3.66

t (329) = −1.07, p = 0.29

 Anxiety in late pregnancy

(16)

    
 

3.84

3.47

3.78

3.08

t (319) = .18, p = 0.86