Is Generalized Maternal Optimism or Pessimism During Pregnancy Associated with Unplanned Cesarean Section Deliveries in China?
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of study participants versus those excluded due to incomplete data.
Variable
Included women ()
Excluded women* (Total )
P-value
mean (± SD)
mean (± SD)
Age
30.0 years (±3.3)
29.8 years (±3.5)
(NS)
Missing = 5
Weeks pregnant at enrollment
35.6 (±2.5)
35.3 (±2.5)
(NS)
Missing = 2
(Percent)
(Percent)
Ethnicity
Han 128 (93.4)
Han 78 (91.8)
(NS)
Hui 2 (1.5)
Hui 2 (2.4)
Xian 1 (0.7)
Xian 0 (0)
Man 3 (2.2)
Man 1 (1.2)
Other 3 (2.2)
Other 4 (4.7)
Missing = 4
Missing = 1
Highest level of education
HS grad or less 19 (13.5) College Grad or less 90 (63.8) Graduate/Professional Degree or less 32 (22.6)
HS grad or less 23 (27.3) College Grad or less 51 (60.7) Graduate/Professional Degree or less 10 (11.9)
*
Missing = 2
Family income per month (Chinese Yuan)
3000 or less 19 (13.4)
3000 or less 19 (22.4)
(NS)
3001–5000 36 (25.7)
3001–5000 25 (29.4)
5001–10000 56 (40.0)
5001–10000 31 (36.5)
>10001 30 (21.4)
>10001 10 (11.8)
Missing = 1
Married
84 (98.8)
(NS)
141 (100.0)
Missing = 1
Originally from Beijing
38 (44.7)
(NS)
63 (44.7)
Missing = 1
Owns a car
38 (45.7)
(NS)
60 (42.5)
Missing = 3
Worked for money before delivery
131 (92.9)
73 (87.9)
(NS)
Missing = 3
Intends to work for pay after delivery
134 (95.0)
76 (91.5)
(NS)
Missing = 3
* Women with incomplete baseline data were excluded from the regression analysis. Key variables for inclusion were age, education, income, number of previous deliveries, originally from Beijing (y/n), car ownership (y/n), work before pregnancy (y/n), intend to work after pregnancy (y/n), insurance status, previous abortion (y/n), previous miscarriage (y/n), and experience of this pregnancy.
