Skip to main content

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study populations in Taiwan from 2000 to 2013

From: Antepartum urinary tract infection and postpartum depression in Taiwan – a nationwide population-based study

Demographic factor

Total pregnant women n (%)

Without PPD n (%)

PPD n (%)

P valuea

No. of patients

55,087

54,681

406

 

Age (mean ± standard deviation, years)

30 ± 6.2

29.9 ± 6.1

31.9 ± 10.4

0.003

Age_group

   

< 0.001**

 20–24

7986(14.5)

7928(14.5)

58(14.3)

 

 25–29

19,548(35.5)

19,405(35.5)

143(35.2)

 

 30–34

19,092(34.7)

18,968(34.7)

124(30.5)

 

 35–39

6724(12.2)

6679(12.2)

45(11.1)

 

40

1737(3.1)

1701(3.1)

36(8.9)

 

Hospital stay (mean ± standard deviation)

4.8 ± 2.2

4.8 ± 1.6

4.2 ± 3.2

 

Monthly income (TWD b)

   

< 0.05*

 < 20,000

36,586(66.4)

36,292(66.4)

294(72.4)

 

 20,000–40,000

14,340(26.0)

14,246(26.1)

94(23.2)

 

 40,000–60,000

3687(6.7)

3670(6.6)

17(4.2)

 

60,000

474(0.9)

473(0.9)

1(0.2)

 

Antepartum urinary tract infection

 Yes

7325(13.3)

7255(13.3)

70(17.2)

< 0.05*

 Upper

255(0.5)

249(0.5)

6(1.5)

< 0.05*

 Lower

7070(12.9)

7006(12.9)

64(16)

< 0.05*

 No

47,762(86.7)

47,426(86.7)

336(82.8)

 

Co-morbidity disease

 Antepartum hemorrhage

460(0.8)

456(0.8)

4(1.0)

0.739

 Premature separation of placenta

320(0.6)

316(0.6)

4(1.0)

0.282

 Placenta previa

854(1.6)

849(1.6)

5(1.2)

0.602

 Eclampsia or pre-eclampsia

799(1.5)

792(1.4)

7(1.7)

0.643

 Unstable lie

47(0.1)

47(0.1)

0

 Polyhydramnios

37(0.1)

37(0.1)

0

 Oligohydramnios

4118(7.5)

4082(7.5)

36(8.9)

0.285

 Poor fetal growth

521(0.9)

518(0.9)

3(0.7)

0.666

 Excessive fetal growth

532(1.0)

526(1.0)

6(1.5)

0.290

 Cervical incompetence

56(0.1)

56(0.1)

0

 Premature birth

3648(6.6)

3615(6.6)

33(8.1)

0.221

 Chronic pulmonary disease

1383(2.5)

1366(2.5)

17 (4.2)

< 0.05*

 Hypertension

879(1.6)

860(1.6)

19(4.7)

< 0.001**

 Hypertension-complicated pregnancy

1151(2.1)

1140(2.1)

11(2.7)

0.381

 Diabetes complicating pregnancy childbirth

2655(4.8)

2636(4.8)

19(4.7)

0.895

 Hyperlipidemia

321(0.6)

314(0.6)

7(1.7)

< 0.05*

 Heart disease

1551(2.8)

1517(2.8)

34(8.4)

< 0.001**

 Anemia

5872(10.7)

5824(10.7)

48(11.8)

0.446

 Cerebrovascular disease

250(0.5)

240(0.4)

10(2.5)

< 0.001**

 Parkinson disease

24(0.04)

20(0.03)

4(1.0)

< 0.001**

 Epilepsy

112(0.2)

108(0.2)

4(1.0)

< 0.001**

 Tuberculosis

59(0.1)

59(0.1)

0

 Asthma

892(1.6)

883(1.6)

9(2.2)

0.338

 Chronic kidney disease

145(0.3)

140(0.3)

5(1.2)

< 0.001**

  1. a.p-values are two-sided
  2. b TWD refers to New Taiwan dollars, of which 1 US dollar = 30TWD
  3. **p < 0.001, *p < 0.05