Correlation coefficients for the relationship between demographic characteristics and risk scores derived for the eight clusters of risk factors
| Cluster | Full sample (n=1080) | Pregnancy planning women (n=529) | ||||||||
| Multiparity | Single marital status | Low education | Born outside Canada | Age 35+ | Multiparity | Single marital status | Low education | Born outside Canada | Age 35+ | |
| Thyroid | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.05 | −0.09** | 0.00 | 0.02 | −0.01 | 0.02 | −0.09* | −0.03 |
| Fertility | −0.04 | 0.06 | 0.04 | −0.05 | 0.16*** | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Smoking | −0.02 | 0.06 | 0.14*** | −0.07* | 0.04 | −0.04 | 0.09* | 0.09* | −0.08 | 0.05 |
| Delivery outcomes | −0.12*** | −0.04 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.09** | −0.16*** | −0.08 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.15** |
| Mental health | −0.03 | 0.16*** | 0.12*** | −0.03 | −0.04 | −0.04 | 0.07 | .15*** | −0.04 | −0.06 |
| Pregnancy outcomes | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.11*** | −0.09** | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Low income | −0.08** | 0.14*** | 0.18*** | 0.01 | −0.07* | −0.13** | 0.13** | 0.26*** | 0.05 | −0.06 |
| Health behaviours | −0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.09** | −0.01 | −0.11* | 0.06 | 0.09* | 0.08 | −0.01 |
-- correlations were not computed because the factors did not line up identically.
*P<.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.