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Table 3 Associations between childhood maltreatment and postpartum depression and anxiety

From: Associations of childhood maltreatment with pre-pregnancy obesity and maternal postpartum mental health: a cross-sectional study

 

Depression (BDI-II ≥ 19)

Anxiety (SCL-90-R anxiety subscale >2, highest quartile)

Model 1 a

Model 2 b

Model 1 a

Model 2 b

adj. OR

95% CI

adj. OR

95% CI

adj. OR

95% CI

adj. OR

95% CI

Sexual abuse

 None

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Slight

1.03

0.23-4.55

0.53

0.10-2.73

1.42

0.61-3.26

1.01

0.41-2.78

 Moderate

–

–

–

–

1.87

0.83-4.20

0.79

0.33-1.93

 Severe

9.46

3.62-24.69

3.81

1.28-11.30

6.72

2.75-16.41

3.70

1.42-9.61

Physical abuse

 None

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Slight

6.24

2.45-15.89

3.43

1.21-9.77

2.63

1.23-5.65

1.44

0.63-3.31

 Moderate

14.93

4.75-46.94

5.56

1.52-20.42

4.15

1.46-11.79

1.50

0.49-4.58

 Severe

8.63

2.49-29.90

2.74

0.68-11.00

3.63

1.22-10.83

1.12

0.34-3.67

Emotional abuse

 None

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Slight

3.13

1.33-7.39

2.12

0.81-5.45

3.09

1.85-5.16

2.46

1.42-4.30

 Moderate

9.32

3.03-28.67

4.96

1.30-18.99

7.65

2.97-19.70

5.12

1.81-14.46

 Severe

17.36

7.47-40.38

8.28

2.28-30.04

6.23

2.99-12.97

3.81

1.43-10.16

Physical neglect

 None

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Slight

1.80

0.82-3.95

1.06

0.43-2.57

1.01

0.60-1.72

0.76

0.43-1.34

 Moderate

1.33

0.38-4.68

0.24

0.06-1.0

2.16

1.07-4.34

0.81

0.36-1.82

 Severe

7.36

2.40-22.60

1.27

0.31-5.16

4.89

1.80-13.28

1.88

0.61-5.83

Emotional neglect

 None

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Slight

3.47

1.66-7.24

2.68

1.20-5.98

2.27

1.48-3.51

1.73

1.08-2.76

 Moderate

10.06

3.28-30.84

4.85

1.21-19.39

5.02

2.05-12.30

2.01

0.72-5.58

 Severe

14.27

5.70-35.77

5.59

1.39-22.57

4.49

2.09-9.94

1.46

0.52-4.10

  1. Odds ratios from logistic regression models for postpartum depression and anxiety by different forms of childhood maltreatment (n = 741); BDI Beck Depression Inventory, SCL-90-R Symptom-Checklist-90 revised; Ref. = reference group; a adjusted for demographic covariates (age, education, nationality, marital status, parity); b adjusted for demographic covariates and presence of all other types of childhood maltreatment (present vs. absent); statistically significant associations (p < 0.05) are printed in bold type; −- empty cell
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