Table 4 Univariate and multivariate linear regression examining related factors of depression among Iranian pregnant women (N = 295)

Age(y)

0.330

0.235

<  0.001

0.307

0.218

0.001

Duration of marriage(y)

0.291

0.187

0.001

−0.154

−0.099

0.152

Education level

–

–

–

 Primary/secondary school

NI

NI

NI

 High school

1.136

0.765

0.439

 Undergraduate/postgraduate

0.782

0.051

0.603

Women occupation

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Working

 Housewife

1.731

0.083

0.153

1.601

0.077

0.134

Satisfaction with income

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Low

 Moderate

−4.715

−0.286

<  0.001

−2.020

− 0.122

0.023

 High

−7.054

− 0.172

0.004

−2.747

−0.067

0.197

Parity

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Primiparous

 Multiparous

2.903

0.196

0.001

1.655

0.111

0.064

Planned pregnancy

–

–

–

–

–

–

 No

 Yes

−3.523

−0.203

<  0.001

−2.232

−0.128

0.014

History of abortion

–

–

–

 No

NI

NI

NI

 Yes

0.676

0.038

0.517

Complication in previous pregnancy

–

–

–

–

–

–

 No

 Yes

5.199

0.219

<  0.001

2.410

0.101

0.053

Fear of fetal abortion

–

–

–

–

–

–

 No

 Yes

3.175

0.251

<  0.001

1.473

0.099

0.070

Gestational age

−0.076

−0.094

0.107

−0.099

−0.122

0.018

Satisfaction with BI in pregnancy

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Low

 Moderate

−3.429

−0.229

<  0.001

−2.176

−0.145

0.014

 High

−5.202

−0.209

0.002

−2.189

−0.088

0.120

Satisfaction with foreplay

–

–

–

–

–

–

 No

 Yes

−3.553

−0.141

0.015

− 0.446

−0.017

0.731

Sexual distress

0.483

0.429

<  0.001

0.322

0.285

<  0.001

Genital Self-Image

−0.435

−0.234

<  0.001

− 0.221

−0.118

0.023