Table 1 Baseline characteristics between women with and without postpartum depression

Gender satisfaction

811

93.9%

110

86.6%

8.87

0.003

Maternal age (years)

7.10

0.029

 25–34

750

86.8%

99

78.0%

  < 24

35

4.1%

9

7.0%

  ≥ 35

79

9.1%

19

15.0%

Maternal education level

35.51

 < 0.001

 Junior or below

34

3.9%

18

14.2%

 Senior

71

8.2%

21

16.5%

 University

636

73.6%

77

60.6%

 Master degree or above

123

14.2%

11

8.7%

Economic satisfaction

828

95.8%

107

84.3%

27.856

 < 0.001

Family relationship satisfaction

848

98.1%

110

86.6%

45.758

 < 0.001

Preterm

47

5.4%

10

7.9%

1.21

0.271

Parity = 1

777

89.9%

114

89.8%

0.01

0.954

Birth mode

2.05

0.358

 Natural

495

57.3%

77

60.6%

 Cesarean

334

38.7%

48

37.8%

 Forceps

35

4.1%

2

1.6%

Male infants

449

52.0%

71

55.9%

0.688

0.407

Birth weight (g)

0.618

0.734

  < 2500

33

3.8%

5

3.9%

 2500–4000

759

87.8%

114

89.8%

  > 4000

72

8.3%

8

6.3%

Feeding mode

0.384

0.825

 Breast milk

367

42.5%

51

40.2%

 Powdered milk

87

10.1%

12

9.4%

 Mixed

410

47.5%

64

50.4%

Growth status

2.91

0.233

 Good

809

93.6%

120

94.5%

 Fair

54

6.3%

6

4.7%

 Poor

1

.1%

1

.8%

Gain help from husband

831

96.2%

117

92.1%

4.385

0.036