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Table 5 Association of pre-pregnancy BMI and self-reported childhood maltreatment with postpartum depression

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

 

Depression (BDI-II ≥ 19)

Model 1a

Model 2b

Adj. OR

95% CI

Adj. OR

95% CI

Pre-pregnancy BMI and sexual abuse

  BMI c

  Underweight

1.01

0.22-4.57

0.48

0.09-2.65

  Overweight

1.06

0.44-2.54

1.35

0.53-3.41

  Obesity

2.61

1.08-6.33

1.85

0.65-5.25

Sexual abuse d

  Slight

0.99

0.22-4.46

0.55

0.11-2.88

  Moderate

–

–

–

–

  Severe

9.72

3.69-25.90

4.01

1.35-11.90

Pre-pregnancy BMI and physical abuse

  BMI c

  Underweight

0.69

0.14-3.35

0.59

0.12-3.00

  Overweight

1.24

0.51-3.06

1.36

0.54-3.39

  Obesity

2.05

0.81-5.22

2.08

0.78-5.59

  Physical abuse d

  Slight

6.28

2.45-16.10

3.53

1.23-10.13

  Moderate

15.57

4.79-50-70

5.92

1.55-22.61

  Severe

7.59

2.11-27.31

2.44

0.59-10.18

Pre-pregnancy BMI and emotional abuse

  BMI c

  Underweight

0.99

0.21-4.62

0.73

0.15-3.52

  Overweight

1.27

0.52-3.12

1.35

0.54-3.37

  Obesity

2.00

0.75-5.30

1.87

0.68-5.13

  Emotional abuse d

  Slight

3.27

1.38-7.75

2.22

0.85-5.75

  Moderate

8.47

2.70-26.55

4.52

1.15-17.79

  Severe

16.92

7.18-39.85

8.10

2.22-29.51

Pre-pregnancy BMI and physical neglect

  BMI c

  Underweight

0.96

0.21-4.31

0.58

0.12-2.90

  Overweight

1.02

0.43-2.43

1.41

0.57-3.47

  Obesity

2.21

0.90-5.42

1.92

0.68-5.37

  Physical neglect d

  Slight

1.83

0.83-4.02

0.99

0.40-2.44

  Moderate

1.33

0.38-4.67

0.27

0.05-0.87

  Severe

6.37

2.01-20.14

1.05

0.25-4.52

Pre-pregnancy BMI and emotional neglect

  BMI c

  Underweight

0.94

0.20-4.32

0.70

0.14-3.41

  Overweight

1.05

0.43-2.56

1.29

0.52-3.25

  Obesity

2.10

0.81-5.39

1.96

0.73-5.32

  Emotional neglect d

  Slight

3.51

1.67-7.36

2.76

1.22-6.10

  Moderate

10.52

3.40-32.57

4.80

1.20-19.22

  Severe

12.66

4.96-32.34

4.96

1.21-20.30

  1. Results from logistic regression models (n = 741); BDI-II = Beck Depression Inventory-II; 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); c reference group: normal weight; d reference group: none; statistically significant associations (p < 0.05) are printed in bold type; −- empty cell
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