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Table 1 Distribution of cohort demographics, overall and by presence of symptoms

From: Psychosocial factors associated with postpartum psychological distress during the Covid-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

 

Overall

IES-R < 24

IES-R ≥ 24

p-value

EPDS < 11

EPDS ≥ 11

p-value

N = 163

n = 93

n = 70

 

n = 91

n = 72

Age (years, mean ± SD)

34.77 (5.01)

35.65 (5.14)

33.61 (4.62)

0.010

35.62 (4.96)

33.71 (4.90)

0.015

Marital status (%)

   

0.100

  

0.164

 Single

10 (6.1)

3 (3.2)

7 (10.0)

 

3 (3.3)

7 (9.7)

 

 Married/cohabitant

152 (93.3)

90 (96.8)

62 (88.6)

 

87 (95.6)

65 (90.3)

 

 Separated/divorced

1 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.4)

 

1 (1.1)

0 (0.0)

 

Level of education (%)

   

0.449

  

0.548

 Low secondary school

16 (9.8)

8 (8.6)

8 (11.4)

 

7 (7.7)

9 (12.5)

 

 High secondary school

54 (33.1)

28 (30.1)

26 (37.1)

 

32 (35.2)

22 (30.6)

 

 University

93 (57.1)

57 (61.3)

36 (51.4)

 

52 (57.1)

41 (56.9)

 

Employment status (%)

   

0.214

  

0.567

 Unemployed

25 (15.3)

16 (17.2)

9 (12.9)

 

16 (17.6)

9 (12.5)

 

 Employed

135 (82.8)

77 (82.8)

58 (82.9)

 

74 (81.3)

61 (84.7)

 

 Student

1 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.4)

 

0 (0.0)

1 (1.4)

 

 Partially employed

2 (1.2)

0 (0.0)

2 (2.9)

 

1 (1.1)

1 (1.4)

 

Nationality (%)

   

0.135

  

0.162

 Italian

148 (90.8)

86 (92.5)

62 (88.6)

 

82 (90.1)

66 (91.7)

 

 European

7 (4.3)

5 (5.4)

2 (2.9)

 

6 (6.6)

1 (1.4)

 

 non-European

8 (4.9)

2 (2.2)

6 (8.6)

 

3 (3.3)

5 (6.9)

 
  1. IES-R denotes Impact of Event Scale-Revised, EPDS Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.