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Table 5 Comparison between the “depression” group and the “non-depression” group in puerperal period

From: The prevalence and correlates of peripartum depression in different stages of pregnancy during COVID-19 pandemic in China

Characteristics

Non-depressive symptomsc (n = 76)

Depressive symptomsc (n = 6)

P

Resident city

 

1.000b

1.000a

 Beijing

6(7.9%)

0(0.0%)

 

 Lanzhou

0(0.0%)

0(0.0%)

 

 Wuhan

70(92.1%)

6(100%)

 

Age (year)d

30.0(28.0-33.0)

34.5(31.2-36.7)

0.029

Height (cm)d

162.0(159.0-164.7)

159.5(154.5-162.7)

0.171

Weight (kg) d

64.9(60.0-70.0)

81.0(78.7-85.5)

0.001

BMI (kg/m2) d

25.3(22.6-27.3)

32.2(31.0-33.6)

< 0.001

Marital status (divorced/unmarried)

0(0.0%)

0(0.0%)

Education level

  

0.415a

 Junior high school or below

4(5.3%)

1(16.7%)

 

 Senior high school/technical secondary school

12(15.8%)

2(33.3%)

 

 Junior college

24(31.6%)

1(16.7%)

 

 Bachelor

33(43.4%)

2(33.3%)

 

 Postgraduate

3(3.9%)

0(0.0%)

 

Family income (yearly, Yuan)

  

0.802a

 80 thousand or below

28(36.8%)

3(50%)

 

 80 thousand to 0.3 million

42(55.3%)

3(50%)

 

 More than 0.3 million

6(7.9%)

0(0.0%)

 

Economic losses caused by COVID-19 (Thousand Yuan) d

3.0(2.0-9.5)[4]

4.0(1.7-6.5)

0.977

Primipara

15(19.7%)

1(16.7%)

1.000a

History of physical diseases

17(22.4%)

5(83.3%)

0.005a

History of mental illness

0(0.0%)

0(0.0%)

 

Taking medication

0(0.0%)

0(0.0%)

1.000a

Daily smoking

3(3.9%)

0(0.0%)

1.000a

Daily alcohol use

7(9.2%)

0(0.0%)

1.000a

Vomiting during pregnancy

  

1.000a

 None

17(22.4%)

1(16.7%)

 

 Mild (self-remission)

50(65.8%)

4(66.6%)

 

 Severe (ask for treatment)

9(11.8%)

1(16.7%)

 

Significant uterine contractions caused by anxiety

18(23.7%)

2(33.3%)

0.630a

The influence of current pregnancy status on movement

  

0.028a

 No

19(25.0%)

0(0.0%)

 

 Mild

50(65.8%)

3(50.0%)

 

 Severe

7(9.2%)

3(50.0%)

 

Have worries and fears about childbirth

31(40.8%)

3(50.0%)

0.688a

Requiring other people to help with daily tasks most of the time

65(85.5%)

4(66.7%)

0.524a

Living with parents-in-law

30(39.5%)

2(33.3%)

1.000a

Living with parents

23(30.3%)

4(66.7%)

0.088a

COVID-19 infection status of pregnant women and their relatives and friends

3(3.9%)

0(0.0%)

1.000a

  1. Numbers in brackets refer to number of missing values
  2. BMI body mass index, COVID-19 2019 coronavirus disease
  3. aFisher exact test
  4. bContinuous correction of chi-square test
  5. cThe value are given as the number of participant or median with the percentage or interquartile range in parentheses, respectively
  6. dBecause these data were not normally distributed, the rank sum test was used for the comparison between groups