Variablea | Overall(n = 93) | Prior SM(n = 30) | No prior SM(n = 63) | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years (mean±SD) | 30.0±4.4 | 29.2±4.2 | 30.3±4.5 | 0.27 |
High-school diploma or higher | 0.09 | |||
Yes | 86 (92.5) | 30 (100.0) | 56 (88.9) | |
No | 7 (7.5) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (11.1) | |
Professional status | 0.92 | |||
Employed | 85 (91.4) | 29 (96.7) | 56 (88.9) | |
Unemployed | 2 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.2) | |
Stay-home mother | 4 (4.3) | 1 (3.3) | 3 (4.8) | |
Student or in training | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.6) | |
Other | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.6) | |
Marital status | 1.00 | |||
Single | 5 (5.4) | 1 (3.3) | 4 (6.3) | |
Married or living maritally | 88 (94.6) | 29 (96.7) | 59 (93.7) | |
Number of pregnancies, median (range) | 1 (0–6) | 2 (1–6) | 1 (0–4) | <0.001 |
Nulliparous | 0.20 | |||
Yes | 50 (53.8) | 19 (63.3) | 31 (49.2) | |
No | 43 (46.2) | 11 (36.7) | 32 (50.8) | |
Number of children, median (range) | 0 (0–3) | 0 (0–3) | 1 (0–3) | 0.33 |
Social or familial isolation | 0.84 | |||
Support available from close family or friends | 76 (81.7) | 25 (83.3) | 51 (81.0) | |
Alone and isolated | 9 (9.7) | 2 (6.7) | 7 (11.1) | |
Other | 8 (8.6) | 3 (10.0) | 5 (7.9) | |
Type of pregnancy | 0.40 | |||
Expected or planned | 75 (80.6) | 26 (86.7) | 49 (77.8) | |
Unexpected or unplanned | 18 (19.4) | 4 (13.3) | 14 (22.2) | |
Other history of pregnancy terminationb | 0.96 | |||
Yes | 22 (23.7) | 7 (23.3) | 15 (23.8) | |
No | 71 (76.3) | 23 (76.7) | 48 (76.2) |
aData are presented as number (%) unless otherwise indicated. bEncompasses voluntary interruption of pregnancy; termination of pregnancy for medical reasons; fetal death in utero; and ectopic pregnancy. SD = standard deviation. SM = spontaneous miscarriage.