Table 4 Multivariate regression models for GAD-7 and EPDS in pregnant and postpartum women. p-values lower than .05 are indicated in bold.

From: A cross-country study on the impact of governmental responses to the COVID-19 pandemic on perinatal mental health

 

Estimate (β)

Std. Error

Ratio (95%IC)

Edf

P-value

GAD7 Pregnant

 Intercept

3.345

0.648

28.353 (7.958, 101.040)

1.000

 < 0.001

 First Pregnancy

  Multigravida

0.000

 

1.000

  

  Primigravida

− 0.930

0.555

0.394 (0.133, 1.172)

1.000

0.094

 COVID-19 Exposure

  No

0.000

 

1.000

  

  Yes

0.106

0.040

1.112 (1.029, 1.202)

1.000

0.008

 Living with a partner

  No

0.000

 

1.000

  

  Yes

− 0.190

0.064

0.827 (0.730, 0.937)

1.000

0.003

 History of Mental Problems

  No

0.000

 

1.000

  

  Yes

0.381

0.036

1.463 (1.364, 1.569)

1.000

 < 0.001

 Total deaths per million due to COVID-19 (hundreds)

0.027

0.017

1.027 (0.994, 1.061)

1.000

0.108

 IHDI*First Pregnancy: Multigravida

− 1.452

0.694

0.234 (0.060, 0.913)

1.000

0.036

 IHDI*First Pregnancy: Primigravida

− 0.502

0.687

0.605 (0.157, 0.238)

1.000

0.465

 CHI_mean*First Pregnancy: Multigravida

− 0.008

0.004

0.992 (0.983, 1.001)

1.007

0.062

 CHI_mean*First Pregnancy: Primigravida

− 0.005

0.004

0.995 (0.987, 1.003)

1.004

0.193

 Age of the Mother

  

See Fig. 2

2.614

0.002

GAD7 Mothers

 Intercept

3.036

0.516

20.829 (7.582, 57.223)

1.000

 < 0.001

 First Pregnancy

    

0.114

  Multigravida

0.000

 

1.000

  

  Primigravida

− 0.474

0.300

0.623 (0.346, 1.121)

1.000

0.114

 COVID-19 Exposure

  No

0.000

 

1.000

  

  Yes

0.167

0.033

1.182 (1.109, 1.260)

1.000

 < 0.001

 Living with a partner

  No

0.000

 

1.000

  

  Yes

− 0.098

0.054

0.907 (0.816, 1.007)

1.000

0.067

 History of Mental Problems

  No

0.000

 

1.000

  

  Yes

0.356

0.030

1.428 (1.347, 1.514)

1.000

 < 0.001

 Total deaths per million due to COVID-19 (hundreds)

0.051

0.015

1.052 (1.022, 1.082)

1.000

 < 0.001

 IHDI*First Pregnancy: Multigravida

− 1.368

0.659

0.255 (0.070, 0.926)

1.000

0.038

 IHDI*First Pregnancy: Primigravida

− 0.736

0.638

0.479 (0.137, 1.671)

1.000

0.248

 CHI_mean*First Pregnancy: Multigravida

  

See Fig. 1

4.098

 < 0.001

 CHI_mean*First Pregnancy: Primigravida

   

2.488

0.058

 Age of the Mother

− 0.011

0.003

0.989 (0.984, 0.995)

1.005

 < 0.001

EPDS Pregnant

 Intercept

3.582

0.350

35.946 (18.085, 71.447)

1.000

 < 0.001

 First Pregnancy

  Multigravida

0.000

 

1.000

  

  Primigravida

− 1.266

0.450

0.282 (0.117, 0.681)

1.000

0.005

 COVID-19 Exposure

  No

0.000

 

1.000

  

  Yes

0.101

0.032

1.106 (1.038, 1.178)

1.000

0.002

 Living with a partner

  No

0.000

 

1.000

  

  Yes

− 0.163

0.052

0.849 (0.767, 0.940)

1.000

0.002

 History of Mental Problems

  No

0.000

 

1.000

  

  Yes

0.331

0.029

1.392 (1.316, 1.473)

1.000

 < 0.001

 Total deaths per million due to COVID-19 (hundreds)

0.012

0.006

1.012 (0.999, 1.024)

1.000

0.051

 IHDI*First Pregnancy: Multigravida

− 1.304

0.296

0.272 (0.152, 0.485)

1.000

 < 0.001

 IHDI*First Pregnancy: Primigravida

− 0.449

0.287

0.638 (0.364, 1.121)

1.000

0.118

 CHI_mean*First Pregnancy: Multigravida

− 0.007

0.003

0.993 (0.987, 0.999)

1.006

0.025

 CHI_mean*First Pregnancy: Primigravida

0.003

0.003

1.003 (0.997, 1.008)

1.008

0.327

 Age of the Mother

  

See Fig. 2

2.844

 < 0.001

EPDS Mothers

 Intercept

3.298

0.351

27.051 (13.593, 53.834)

1.000

 < 0.001

 First Pregnancy

  Multigravida

0.000

 

1.000

  

  Primigravida

0.439

0.227

0.645 (0.413, 1.007)

1.000

0.054

 COVID-19 Exposure

  No

0.000

 

1.000

  

  Yes

0.082

0.026

1.086 (1.032, 1.142)

1.000

0.002

 Living with a partner

  No

0.000

 

1.000

  

  Yes

− 0.099

0.043

0.905 (0.833, 0.985)

1.000

0.020

 History of Mental Problems

  No

0.000

 

1.000

  

  Yes

0.278

0.024

1.321 (1.009, 1.384)

1.000

 < 0.001

 Total deaths per million due to COVID-19 (hundreds)

0.029

0.010

1.029 (1.009, 1.050)

1.000

0.005

 IHDI*First Pregnancy: Multigravida

− 1.184

0.446

0.306 (0.128, 0.734)

1.000

0.008

 IHDI*First Pregnancy: Primigravida

− 0.581

0.422

0.559 (0.245, 1.279)

1.000

0.169

 CHI_mean*First Pregnancy: Multigravida

  

See Fig. 1

3.369

0.003

 CHI_mean*First Pregnancy: Primigravida

   

1.486

0.267

 Age of the Mother

− 0.008

0.002

0.992 (0.987, 0.996)

1.019

 < 0.001

  1. GAD-7, seven-item Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment; IHDI, Inequality-adjusted human developmental index; CHI, Containment and health index; EPDS, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; SE: standard error.