Table 3 Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake and DSM-5 symptoms in each trimester of pregnancy.

From: Increased sugar-sweetened beverage use tendency in pregnancy positively associates with peripartum Edinburgh postpartum depression scores

 

Trimesters

p valuea

First (n = 163)

Second (n = 163)

Third (n = 163)

SSB intake

No

19.0%

18.4%

15.3%

0.701

Yes

81.0%

81.6%

84.7%

 

Mean amount of intake, mL/day2

545.1 ± 209.77

553.8 ± 250.27

563.8 ± 275.11

0.777

Median (interquartile range)

500 (350, 750)

500 (350, 750)

500 (350, 750)

 

No. of SSB DSM-5 symptoms

0–1 symptom

46.6%

49.1%

53.4%

 

2–3

27.0%

27.6%

20.3%

 

 ≥ 4

26.4%

23.3%

26.4%

 

Mean no. of symptomsb

2.5 ± 2.25

2.6 ± 2.45

2.4 ± 2.43

0.750

  1. ap values for the differences across 3 pregnant trimesters, adjusted for age, educational level, body mass index, nulliparous, and comorbidity in pregnancy.
  2. bData are given in mean ± standard deviation.
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