Table 1 Maternal and neonatal characteristics according to the PPD status of women.
From: Dysmenorrhea increased the risk of postpartum depression in Chinese Han parturients
Characteristics | PPD | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 120) | No (n = 240) | ||
Age at birth (years) | 29.04 ± 4.29 | 29.45 ± 4.30 | 0.391 |
Education level | 0.800 | ||
High school or less | 42 (35.0%) | 81 (33.8%) | |
College | 31 (25.8%) | 70 (29.2%) | |
Graduate school | 47 (39.2%) | 89 (37.1%) | |
Employment status | 0.104 | ||
Full-time employed | 80 (66.7%) | 177 (73.8%) | |
Self-employed | 10 (8.3%) | 24 (10.0%) | |
Unemployed | 15 (12.5%) | 26 (10.8%) | |
Other | 15 (12.5%) | 13 (5.4%) | |
BMI | 22.48 ± 3.84 | 22.13 ± 2.53 | 0.382 |
Primipara | 82 (68.3%) | 135 (56.3%) | 0.027 |
Family monthly income per capita | 0.321 | ||
<5000 | 43 (35.8%) | 68 (28.3%) | |
5000–10,000 | 42 (35.0%) | 89 (37.1%) | |
>10,000 | 35 (29.2%) | 83 (34.6%) | |
Depression during pregnancy | 42 (35.0%) | 7 (2.9%) | <0.001 |
Anxiety during pregnancy | 66 (55.0%) | 33 (13.8%) | <0.001 |
Stressful life events | 21 (17.5%) | 12 (5.0%) | <0.001 |
Planned pregnancy | 68 (56.7%) | 149 (62.1%) | 0.322 |
Caesarean delivery | 44 (36.7%) | 92 (38.3%) | 0.758 |
Preterm birth | 8 (6.7%) | 8 (3.3%) | 0.148 |
Low birth weight | 12 (10.0%) | 3 (1.3%) | <0.001 |
Male infant | 68 (56.7%) | 116 (48.3%) | 0.136 |
Breastfeeding status at 6 weeks | 0.591 | ||
Exclusive | 70 (58.3%) | 130 (54.2%) | |
Partial | 40 (33.3%) | 93 (38.7%) | |
Formula only | 10 (8.4%) | 17 (7.1%) | |
Dysmenorrhea | 77 (64.2%) | 115 (47.9%) | 0.004 |
