Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics for women with Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale score above and below cut-off 10
|  | Total 749 (100%) | EPDS ≥10, n = 97 (13%) | EPDS < 10, n = 652 (87%) | p-value 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethnic minority women | 444 (59.3) | 71 (73.2) | 373 (57.2) | 0.003 |
Age, mean (SD) | 29.9 (4.84) | 30 (5.17) | 29.9 (4.79) | 0.743 |
Nulliparous | 344 (45.9) | 39 (40.2) | 305 (46.8) | 0.226 |
Single parenthood1 | 40 (5.3) | 11 (11.3) | 29 (4.4) | 0.005 |
Educational level | ||||
  <10 years education | 120 (16.1) | 19 (15.6) | 101 (19.6) | 0.721 |
  10-12 yrs, secondary level | 295 (39.7) | 39 (39.6) | 256 (39.8) |  |
  up to 4 years of higher education | 229 (30.8) | 28 (28.9) | 201 (31.1) |  |
  University/college | 100 (13.4) | 11 (11.3) | 89 (13.8) |  |
Unemployed/working disabled (pre-pregnant) | 219 (29.5) | 39 (40.2) | 180 (27.9) | 0.013 |
Proportion with low SEP score | 294 (39.3) | 48 (49.5) | 246 (37.7) | 0.027 |
Proportion with low score for social integration | 300 (40.0) | 47 (48.5) | 253 (38.8) | 0.070 |
Sum score of recent adverse life events2 | ||||
  0 or 1 event | 544 (76.2) | 49 (54.4) | 495 (79.3) | <0.001 |
  2 events | 107 (14.9) | 17 (18.9) | 90 (14.4) |  |
  ≥3events | 63 (8.8) | 24 (26.7) | 39 (6.3) |  |
Poor subjective health 3 months before pregnancy | 77 (10.4) | 22 (23.4) | 55 (8.5) | <0.001 |
History of depression3 | 114 (18.2) | 29 (36.3) | 85 (15.6) | <0.001 |