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Table 2 Relation among GAD level, PHQ-15 level and antenatal depression

From: The prevalence of and factors associated with antenatal depression among all pregnant women first attending antenatal care: a cross-sectional study in a comprehensive teaching hospital

Characteristics

Total sample

(n = 5728)

PHQ-9 ≥ 10

(n = 933)

PHQ-9 < 10

(n = 4795)

X2

P

GAD level, No. (%)

   

1173.408

< 0.001*

 No anxiety symptoms

4396 (76.7)

368 (39.4)

4028 (84.0)

  

 Mild anxiety

1080 (18.9)

367 (39.3)

713 (14.9)

  

 Moderate anxiety

154 (2.7)

114 (12.2)

40 (0.8)

  

 Moderate-severe anxiety

77 (1.3)

65 (7.0)

12 (0.3)

  

 Severe anxiety

21 (0.4)

19 (2.0)

2 (0.0)

  

PHQ-15 level, No. (%)

   

1021.353

< 0.001*

 No somatic symptoms

1905 (33.3)

52 (5.6)

1853 (38.6)

  

 Mild somatic symptoms

2352 (41.1)

300 (32.2)

2052 (42.8)

  

 Moderate somatic symptoms

1165 (20.3)

387 (41.5)

778 (16.2)

  

 Severe somatic symptoms

306 (5.3)

194 (20.8)

112 (2.3)

  
  1. For categorical variables, P-value was calculated using chi-square test.
  2. *Statistically significant: P < 0.05