Table 1 Demographic characteristics of women with and without antenatal depression
Not depressed (EPDS< 12) | Depressed (EPDS≥12) | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD or % | Number | Mean ± SD or % | Number | ||
EPDS score | 6.5 ± 2.9 | 1109 | 13.8 ± 2.0 | 265 | < 0.001 |
Age, years | |||||
< 25 | 4.3 | 48 | 7.8 | 21 | 0.030 |
25–34 | 78.6 | 872 | 78.7 | 211 | |
≥ 35 | 17.0 | 189 | 13.4 | 36 | |
Education | |||||
Under and middle school | 3.2 | 36 | 3.7 | 10 | 0.901 |
high school | 49.7 | 551 | 48.9 | 131 | |
College or University | 42.1 | 467 | 43.3 | 116 | |
Post-graduated and higher | 5.0 | 55 | 4.1 | 11 | |
Household registration type | |||||
Shenzhen residence | 39.0 | 432 | 30.6 | 82 | 0.032 |
Temporary residence | 58.4 | 648 | 67.2 | 180 | |
Floating household | 2.6 | 29 | 2.2 | 6 | |
Pre-pregnancy BMI,(kg/m2) | |||||
< 18.5 | 17.9 | 195 | 24.9 | 65 | 0.076 |
18.5–23.9 | 69.5 | 756 | 63.2 | 165 | |
24–27.9 | 10.9 | 118 | 10.7 | 28 | |
> 28 | 1.7 | 18 | 1.1 | 3 | |
Passive smoking, Yes | 26.0 | 288 | 28.0 | 75 | 0.773 |
Parity | |||||
Primigravida | 64.7 | 718 | 67.2 | 180 | 0.455 |
Multigravida | 35.3 | 391 | 32.8 | 88 | |
High risk pregnancy, Yes | 49.1 | 544 | 52.2 | 140 | 0.349 |