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Table 2 Characteristics of the sample and associations with antenatal depression status

From: Do elevated symptoms of depression predict adherence and outcomes in the UPBEAT randomised controlled trial of a lifestyle intervention for obese pregnant women?

 

Total sample %

Antenatal depression status

EPDS < 13

EPDS ≥ 13

p value

Total; %

–

86.6

13.4

–

Centre; %

Guys’ and St Thomas’1

24.4

84.2

15.8

0.21

King’s College Hospital1

17.8

84.5

15.5

Newcastle

15.7

89.9

10.1

Glasgow

17.0

89.1

10.9

Manchester

9.1

88.5

11.6

Bradford

3.3

82.4

17.7

Sunderland

5.4

91.6

8.4

St Georges’1

7.1

83.4

16.6

Parity; %

0

43.3

87.0

13.0

0.17

1

33.5

88.5

11.5

2

15.3

82.4

17.6

3+

7.9

85.1

14.9

Age; mean (sd)

30.5 (5.5)

30.5 (5.4)

30.1 (5.7)

0.33

Main ethnicity; %

White

63.0

89.4

10.6

< 0.01

Black

25.5

82.3

17.7

Asian

6.0

80.7

19.3

Other

5.5

81.9

18.1

Relationship status; %

Not cohabiting

22.9

79.8

20.2

< 0.01

Cohabiting

77.1

88.7

11.3

Highest educational level2; %

None/GCSE

20.5

83.8

16.2

0.02

A level/Vocational

39.7

85.6

14.4

Degree

39.8

89.1

10.9

Household income; %

<£12,688

24.6

78.5

21.5

< 0.01

£12,688–17,628

13.5

83.2

16.8

£17,629-23,452

10.1

87.2

12.9

£23,453-32,500

14.1

90.4

9.7

>£32,500

37.8

91.7

8.3

Index of multiple deprivation quintiles; %

1 (least)

4.1

94.0

6.0

0.03

2

6.7

85.1

15.0

3

11.4

88.6

11.4

4

34.3

88.9

11.2

5 (most)

43.5

84.0

16.0

BMI (kg/m2); %

30–35

49.7

86.7

13.3

0.92

35–40

32.1

86.3

13.7

≥40

18.2

87.1

12.9

  1. Sample characteristics based on imputed data. 1London. 2GCSEs: public exams usually taken in school at 15–16 years; A levels: public exams usually taken in school at 17–18 years