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Table 1 Comparison between the reference period (2015–2019) and the first COVID-19 lockdown (2020) of profile characteristics of the clients from an abortion centre in a central city in Flanders (Belgium), based on bivariate linear regressions (n = 4243)

From: Abortion care in a pandemic: an analysis of the number and social profile of people requesting and receiving abortion care during the first COVID-19 lockdown (March 16 to June 14, 2020) in Flanders, Belgium

 

Average 2015–2019

Average 2020

Regression coefficient

Model a1: Age

29.02

29.62

0.62*

Model a2: Number of children

1.13

1.24

0.11

Model a3: Number of previous abortions

0.66

0.72

0.07

Model a4: Number of miscarriages

0.22

0.27

0.05

  1. *p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001