Maternal predictors related to quality of life in pregnant women in the Northeast of Brazil

Table 2 Multiple regression (stepwise) between predictors that positively influenced the HRQoL of pregnant women

Predictive variable	Area Affected	B	SD	β	R²	95% CI for B (Lower - Higher)	p
Occupation	Self-esteem	.375	.095	.259	0.14	(0.188–0.561)	0.000
Parity	Relationship with the family	.303	.107	.316	0.16	(0.091–0.514)	0.005
Partner Support	Relationship with the partner	.620	.260	.158	0.22	(0.109–0.132)	0.018
Marital status	Relationship with the partner	.190	.086	.142	0.23	(0.020–0.360)	0.029
Persons with whom the woman lives	Anxiety for the baby’s birth	.047	.024	.161	0.30	(0.000–0.094)	0.049

*p < .05, significant correlation
B - partial regression coefficient, SD standard deviation, β standardized regression coefficient, CI confidence interval

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