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Table 2 Factors associated with the risk of postpartum depression

From: Maternal expectations of fetal gender and risk of postpartum depression

Variables

Forward method

Backward method

OR

lower limit

upper limit

P value

OR

lower limit

upper limit

P value

Unexpected gender

2.249

1.211

4.175

0.010

2.441

1.302

4.575

0.005

Maternal education level

 Junior

1.000

   

1.000

   

 Senior

0.549

0.252

1.193

0.130

0.522

0.239

1.143

0.104

 University

0.219

0.116

0.416

 < 0.001

0.202

0.106

0.385

 < 0.001

 Master degree or above

0.181

0.076

0.430

 < 0.001

0.162

0.067

0.387

 < 0.001

 Economic dissatisfaction

2.760

1.440

5.290

0.002

2.907

1.494

5.657

0.002

 Family relationship dissatisfaction

6.545

3.043

14.076

 < 0.001

7.049

3.266

15.215

 < 0.001

Growth status

 Good

    

1.000

   

 Fair

    

0.368

0.141

0.961

0.041

 Poor

    

4.421

0.170

115.202

0.372