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Table 2 Scale scores of pregnant women in subgroups of GWG by total sample and pre-pregnancy BMI

From: Effects of maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain on antenatal mental disorders in China: a prospective study

Variables

n

GWG

insufficient

GWG

adequate

GWG

excessive

p

Total

4890

    

CES-D score

 

8.90 ± 7.50

9.20 ± 7.63

9.40 ± 8.07

0.251

 < 16

 

807 (80.8)

1647 (80.0)

1444 (78.8)

0.427

 ≥ 16

 

192 (19.2)

412 (20.0)

388 (21.2)

 

SAS score

 

35.78 ± 7.06

35.97 ± 6.74

36.85 ± 7.44

< 0.001

 < 50

 

943 (94.4)

1960 (95.2)

1700 (92.8)

0.006

 ≥ 50

 

56 (5.6)

99 (4.8)

132 (7.2)

 

PSS-10 score

 

9.44 ± 5.54

9.73 ± 5.47

9.95 ± 5.79

0.070

 < 14

 

780 (78.1)

1562 (75.9)

1346 (73.5)

0.020

 ≥ 14

 

219 (21.9)

497 (24.1)

486 (26.5)

 

Pre-BMI normal

3474

    

CES-D score

 

8.73 ± 7.53

9.15 ± 7.65

9.60 ± 8.09

0.052

 < 16

 

605 (81.6)

1212 (80.4)

953 (77.7)

0.076

 ≥ 16

 

136 (18.4)

295 (19.6)

273 (22.3)

 

SAS score

 

35.62 ± 7.10

35.79 ± 6.68

36.94 ± 7.66

< 0.001

 < 50

 

700 (94.5)

1438 (95.4)

1130 (92.2)

0.001

 ≥ 50

 

41 (5.5)

69 (4.6)

96 (7.8)

 

PSS-10 score

 

9.31 ± 5.57

9.66 ± 5.43

10.06 ± 5.79

0.015

 < 14

 

586 (79.1)

1151 (76.4)

888 (72.4)

0.002

 ≥ 14

 

155 (20.9)

356 (23.6)

338 (27.6)

 

Pre-BMI underweight

665

    

CES-D score

 

9.68 ± 7.38

9.72 ± 7.45

9.06 ± 7.72

0.716

 < 16

 

148 (76.3)

276 (77.5)

92 (80.0)

0.751

 ≥ 16

 

46 (23.7)

80 (22.5)

23 (20.0)

 

SAS score

 

36.52 ± 6.88

36.84 ± 6.95

36.77 ± 7.25

0.871

 < 50

 

184 (94.8)

335 (94.1)

108 (93.9)

0.921

 ≥ 50

 

10 (5.2)

21 (5.9)

7 (6.1)

 

PSS-10 score

 

9.61 ± 5.58

10.26 ± 5.42

9.73 ± 6.19

0.370

 < 14

 

143 (73.7)

260 (73.0)

84 (73.0)

0.984

 ≥ 14

 

51 (26.3)

96 (27.0)

31 (27.0)

 

Pre-BMI overweight

639

    

CES-D score

 

8.72 ± 7.52

8.89 ± 7.76

9.08 ± 8.14

0.928

 < 16

 

49 (84.5)

138 (80.2)

331 (80.9)

0.770

 ≥ 16

 

9 (15.5)

34 (19.8)

78 (19.1)

 

SAS score

 

35.10 ± 7.10

36.10 ± 6.66

36.79 ± 7.22

0.181

 < 50

 

53 (91.4)

164 (95.3)

382 (93.4)

0.472

 ≥ 50

 

5 (8.6)

8 (4.7)

27 (6.6)

 

PSS-10 score

 

10.79 ± 4.99

9.62 ± 5.59

9.71 ± 5.66

0.281

 < 14

 

45 (77.6)

130 (75.6)

311 (76.0)

0.953

 ≥ 14

 

13 (22.4)

42 (24.4)

98 (24.0)

 

Pre-BMI obesity

112

    

CES-D score

 

6.50 ± 5.79

7.29 ± 7.82

8.59 ± 7.78

0.621

 < 16

 

5 (83.3)

21 (87.5)

68 (82.9)

0.900

 ≥ 16

 

1 (16.7)

3 (12.5)

14 (17.1)

 

SAS score

 

37.33 ± 6.83

33.50 ± 6.47

35.83 ± 5.26

0.274

 < 50

 

6 (100.0)

23 (95.8)

80 (97.6)

0.611

 ≥ 50

 

0 (0.0)

1 (4.2)

2 (2.4)

 

PSS-10 score

 

6.67 ± 4.18

7.04 ± 6.84

9.80 ± 5.86

0.112

 < 14

 

6 (100.0)

21 (87.5)

63 (76.8)

0.308

 ≥ 14

 

0 (0.0)

3 (12.5)

19 (23.2)

 
  1. Abbreviations: CES-D Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, SAS Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, PSS-10 10-item version of Perceived Stress Scale, BMI body mass index, GWG gestational weight gain
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