Table 1 Descriptive statistics.
Variable | Pregnant women | Postpartum women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Mean (or %) | SD | N | Mean (or %) | SD | |
Demographic variables | ||||||
Maternal race/ethnicity (% BIPOC) | 2876 | 29% | – | 1536 | 29% | – |
Black (%) | 2876 | 4.7% | – | 1536 | 4.5% | – |
Native American/Alaska native (%) | 2876 | < 1% | – | 1536 | < 1% | – |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (%) | 2876 | < 1% | – | 1536 | < 1% | – |
Asian (%) | 2876 | 7.1% | – | 1536 | 7.7% | – |
Hispanic/Latin (%) | 2876 | 6.7% | – | 1536 | 5.5% | – |
Two or more races/other (%) | 2876 | 9.7% | – | 1536 | 11.4% | – |
Maternal age | 2667 | 32.40 | 4.47 | 1419 | 33.15 | 4.57 |
Maternal educationa | 2824 | 6.91 | 1.41 | 1497 | 6.94 | 1.48 |
Maternal education (% 4-year college graduate) | 2824 | 78% | – | 1497 | 79% | – |
Family incomeb | 2813 | 8.67 | 4.01 | 1488 | 8.69 | 4.14 |
Number of children in the home | 2796 | 0.79 | 1.10 | 1497 | 1.78 | 1.08 |
Mental and physical health variables | ||||||
Mean raw BSI anxiety score (0–4 range) | 2859 | 0.65 | 0.73 | 1522 | .67 | 0.72 |
Mean raw BSI depression score (0–4 range) | 2859 | 0.80 | .80 | 1523 | .79 | 0.80 |
Mean raw BSI global score (0–4 range) | 2859 | .66 | .64 | 1523 | .63 | .63 |
Change in energy levels (1 = worsened, 5 = improved) | 2543 | 2.33 | .72 | 1300 | 2.42 | 0.70 |
Change in sleep quality (1 = worsened, 5 = improved) | 2843 | 2.56 | .77 | 1515 | 2.62 | 0.66 |
Change in stress levels (1 = worsened, 5 = improved) | 2728 | 2.11 | .69 | 1501 | 2.08 | .68 |
COVID–related distress (1 = nothing, 7 = extreme) | 2734 | 4.30 | 1.50 | 1516 | 4.44 | 1.45 |
