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Table 3 Associations between anemia indicators and postpartum functional status

From: Is anemia an independent risk factor for postpartum depression in women who have a cesarean section? - A prospective observational study

Maternal characteristics

N

RAND Quartile 1 at visit 3 (n = 27)

RAND Quartiles 2, 3 and 4 at visit 3 (N = 76)

Odds Ratioa (q1 vs. rest) or mean differences (95% CI)

Adjusted Odds Ratiob (q1 vs. rest) or mean differences (95% CI)

Anemia indicators

 HGB quartile 1 at pre-csection, N (%)

103

8 (29.63)

22 (28.95)

1.03a (0.34 to 2.94)

1.13b (0.37 to 3.28)

 Mean HGB (pre-csection) (SD)

103

120.3 (11.16)

119.9 (8.84)

0.4 (−4.6 to 3.9)

0.1 (−4.2 to 4.4)

 HGB quartile 1 at visit 1, N (%)

101

7 (25.93)

20 (27.03)

0.95a (0.29 to 2.80)

1.01b (0.30 to 3.12)

 Mean HGB at visit 1 (SD)

101

105.9 (8.88)

105.9 (10.16)

0.01 (−4.4 to 4.4)

0.04 (−4.6 to 4.5)

 HGB quartile 1 at visit 3, N (%)

103

10 (37.04)

19 (25.00)

1.75a (0.61 to 4.92)

2.44b (0.76 to 8.00)

 Mean HGB at visit 3 (SD)

103

129.2 (9.20)

130.0 (7.89)

−0.8 (−2.9 to 4.5)

−1.8 (−5.4 to 1.7)

 Delta Hgb_visit 1 - Hgb_presection (note 1)

101

−14.4 (7.9)

−13.9 (8.6)

−0.5 (−4.3 to 3.2)

− 0.3 (− 4.2 to 3.5)

 Delta Hgb_visit 3 - Hgb_presection (note 2)

103

8.9 (11.2)

10.1 (8.1)

−1.2 (−5.2 to 2.8)

− 1.9 (−6.0 to 2.2)

 Delta Hgb_visit 3-Hgb visit 1 (note 2)

101

23.3 (7.9)

24.2 (10.0)

−0.9 (−5.2 to 3.3)

−1.9 (− 6.2 to 2.4)

 Ferritin quartile 1 at visit 1, N (%)

103

5 (18.52)

21 (27.63)

0.60a (0.16 to 1.91)

0.77b (0.19 to 2.70)

 Mean ferritin at visit 1 (SD)

103

50.4 (26.1)

45.9 (25.7)

4.5 (−6.9 to 16.0)

5.0 (−6.9 to 16.8)

 Ferritin quartile 1 at visit 3, N (%)

103

5 (18.52)

21 (27.63)

0.60a (0.16 to 1.91)

0.71b (0.18 to 2.39)

 Mean ferritin at visit 3 (SD)

103

50.5 (35.2)

42.8 (30.8)

7.7 (−6.5 to 21.9)

5.5 (−9.2 to 20.2)

 Soluble transferrin receptor quartile 1 at visit 1, n (%)

103

8 (29.63)

19 (25.00)

1.26a (0.41 to 3.65)

1.26b (0.41 to 3.65)

 Mean Soluble transferrin receptor at visit 1 (SD)

103

1.1 (0.3)

1.2 (0.5)

−0.1 (−0.3 to 0.1)

−0.1 (−0.2 to 0.1)

  1. aUnadjusted Odds ratio; bOdds ratio adjusted for age, parity, prenatal vitamins, breastfeeding at week 6