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Table 4 Psychosocial characteristics of the AOB study participants

From: The All Our Babies pregnancy cohort: design, methods, and participant characteristics

Prenatal

 

Characteristic

n(%)

Depression, EPDSa ≥13 (n=3384)

 

Yes

405 (12)

No

2979 (88)

Anxiety, SAIb≥ 40 (n=3363)

 

Yes

924 (27.5)

No

2439 (72.5)

Stress, PSSc 80th percentile (n=3376)

 

Yes

1041 (30.8)

No

2335 (69.2)

Social support, MOSd total ≤ 69 (n=3379)

 

Inadequate

645 (19.1)

Adequate

2734 (80.9)

Optimism, LOT-Re 20th percentile (n=2925)

 

Low optimism

582 (19.9)

High optimism

2343 (80.1)

4 months postpartum

 

Depression, EPDSa≥13 (n=3041)

 

Yes

152 (5)

No

2889 (95)

Anxiety, SAIb ≥ 40 (n=2942)

 

Yes

440 (15)

No

2502 (85)

Stress, PSSc 80th percentile (n=3004)

 

Yes

714 (23.8)

No

2290 (76.2)

Social support, MOSd total ≤ 69 (n=3012)

 

Inadequate

412 (13.7)

Adequate

2600 (86.3)

Parenting Morale Index, PMIf 20th percentile (n=2931)

 

Low parenting morale

491 (16.8)

High parenting morale

2440 (83.2)

  1. a Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) [40]
  2. b State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (state anxiety scale; SAI) [41]
  3. c Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) [42]
  4. d Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) Social Support Scale [38]
  5. e Lifetime Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R) [43]
  6. f Parenting Morale Index (PMI) [44]