Physical activity and depressive symptoms during pregnancy among Latina women: a prospective cohort study

Szegda, Kathleen; Bertone-Johnson, Elizabeth R.; Pekow, Penelope; Powers, Sally; Markenson, Glenn; Dole, Nancy; Chasan-Taber, Lisa

doi:10.1186/s12884-018-1839-5

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Table 3 Odds ratios of mid-to-late pregnancy probable depression by early pregnancy physical activity levels among nondepressed women in early pregnancy: Proyecto Buena Salud, 2006–2011

From: Physical activity and depressive symptoms during pregnancy among Latina women: a prospective cohort study

	At least Probable Minor Depression (EPDS ≥13)								Probable Major Depression (EPDS ≥15)
	Cases		Unadjusted		Adjusted^b		Adjusted^c		Cases		Unadjusted		Adjusted^b		Adjusted^c
	n	%	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	n	%	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Total physical activity
1st Quartile	24	17.1	referent		referent				16	11.4	referent		referent
2nd Quartile	17	12.8	0.71	0.36, 1.39	0.66	0.33, 1.32	n/a		10	7.5	0.63	0.28, 1.44	0.57	0.24, 1.37	n/a
3rd Quartile	19	12.6	0.70	0.36, 1.34	0.71	0.36, 1.43			12	8.0	0.67	0.31, 1.47	0.70	0.30, 1.62
4th Quartile	22	17.3	1.01	0.54, 1.91	1.04	0.53, 2.03			16	12.6	1.12	0.53, 2.34	1.21	0.56, 2.64
p-trend			0.96		0.94						0.79		0.70
Met exercise guidelines^a
no	69	16.7	referent		referent		n/a		43	10.4	referent		referent		n/a
yes	20	11.6	0.65	0.38, 1.11	0.69	0.40, 1.18			14	8.1	0.76	0.40, 1.42	0.82	0.43, 1.55
Moderate/vigorous intensity
1st Quartile	25	16.0	referent		referent		n/a		15	9.6	referent		referent		n/a
2nd Quartile	23	15.2	0.94	0.51, 1.74	0.93	0.49, 1.77			16	10.6	1.11	0.53, 2.34	1.11	0.51, 2.41
3rd Quartile	20	14.4	0.88	0.47, 1.67	0.92	0.47, 1.79			11	7.9	0.81	0.36, 1.82	0.90	0.39, 2.08
4th Quartile	21	14.7	0.90	0.48, 1.70	0.90	0.46, 1.76			15	10.5	1.10	0.52, 2.34	1.14	0.51, 2.55
p-trend			0.71		0.76						0.99		0.88
Domain of Activity
Household/ caregiving
1st Quartile	25	18.3	referent		referent		referent		15	11.0	referent		referent		referent
2nd Quartile	22	14.4	0.75	0.40, 1.41	0.94	0.48, 1.86	0.95	0.48, 1.91	16	10.5	0.95	0.45, 2.00	1.25	0.55, 2.85	1.20	0.52, 2.77
3rd Quartile	17	11.6	0.59	0.30, 1.15	0.67	0.32, 1.40	0.71	0.33, 1.50	8	5.5	0.47	0.19, 1.15	0.58	0.22, 1.56	0.57	0.21, 1.55
4th Quartile	21	15.9	0.85	0.45, 1.60	0.99	0.47, 2.06	0.98	0.46, 2.11	17	12.9	1.20	0.57, 2.52	1.60	0.67, 3.84	1.53	0.62, 3.78
p-trend			0.46		0.75		0.78				0.99		0.55		0.61
Occupational
unemployed	44	16.5	referent		referent		referent		28	10.5	referent		referent		referent
at or below median	20	11.8	0.68	0.38, 1.20	0.58	0.32, 1.07	0.58	0.31, 1.09	13	7.7	0.71	0.36, 1.41	0.65	0.31, 1.37	0.68	0.32, 1.45
above median	23	15.5	0.93	0.54, 1.61	0.80	0.42, 1.53	0.72	0.37, 1.43	15	10.1	0.96	0.49, 1.86	0.77	0.35, 1.73	0.67	0.29, 1.56
Sports/Exercise
none	45	16.0	referent		referent		referent		31	11.0	referent		referent		referent
at or below median	26	16.7	1.05	0.62, 1.78	1.08	0.63, 1.87	0.93	0.52, 1.67	13	8.3	0.73	0.37, 1.45	0.80	0.40, 1.61	0.58	0.27, 1.24
above median	18	12.1	0.72	0.40, 1.30	0.76	0.41, 1.38	0.65	0.34, 1.42	13	8.7	0.77	0.39, 1.52	0.85	0.42, 1.71	0.63	0.30, 1.33
Transportation
1st Quartile	27	15.7	referent		referent		referent		16	9.3	referent		referent		referent
2nd Quartile	18	14.8	0.93	0.49, 1.78	0.87	0.44, 1.73	0.76	0.36, 1.57	12	9.8	1.06	0.48, 2.34	0.98	0.42, 2.26	0.88	0.37, 2.09
3rd Quartile	26	16.8	1.08	0.60, 1.95	1.11	0.59, 2.08	1.01	0.53, 1.95	18	11.6	1.28	0.63, 2.61	1.34	0.62, 2.86	1.05	0.47, 2.32
4th Quartile	18	13.0	0.80	0.42, 1.52	0.90	0.46, 1.75	0.76	0.36, 1.58	11	7.9	0.84	0.38, 1.87	0.94	0.41, 2.17	0.72	0.29, 1.80
p-trend			0.65		0.95		0.63				0.89		0.91		0.61

^aMet American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists guidelines of > 7.5 MET-hrs/week in sports/exercise activities of moderate-intensity or greater
^bAdjusted for age, education, live with partner or spouse, parity, generation in U.S., and weeks between interviews
^cAdditionally adjusted for energy expenditure from other domains of physical activity

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