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Table 2 Relationship of maternal socio-demographic factors, dietary intake & neonatal outcomes with EPDS score

From: Effect of antenatal depression on maternal dietary intake and neonatal outcome: a prospective cohort

Variables of mother

Depressed antenatal women n = 35

Non-depressed antenatal women n = 47

EPDS score n = 82

 

Mean (S.D)

Mean (S.D)

r (p-value)

Age (years)

26.8 (4.3)

26.8 (4.4)

−0.025 (0.824)

Weight (kg)

70.6 (14.1)

70.1 (10.5)

−0.107 (0.339)

BMI

26.6 (4.7)

26.6 (3.6)

−0.124 (0.267)

Household income ($)

350.57 (130.2)

388.08 (129.3)

−0.069 (0.536)

Education (years)

12.06 (3.8)

12.6 (2.5)

−0.032 (0.774)

Parity

2.2 (1.4)

2.4 (1.3)

−0.096 (0.390)

Baseline maternal dietary intake

HEI 1

24.3 (6.6)

25.3 (6.6)

−0.103 (0.359)

Caloric intake 1

1344 (324)

1495 (322)

−0.290 (0.008)

Carbohydrate (gm)

173.9 (46.0)

167.8 (52.2)

−0.061 (0.585)

Protein (gm)

62.5 (22.2)

57.6 (18.0)

−0.121 (0.277)

Fat (gm)

54.1 (22.7)

69.4 (24.7)

0.306 (0.005)

End of cohort maternal dietary intake

HEI 2

21.2 (5.3)

26.2 (5.0)

−0.406 (0.000)

Caloric intake 2

1219 (267)

1540 (280)

−0.524 (0.000)

Carbohydrate (gm)

161.5 (53.7)

166.5 (48.1)

0.049 (0.660)

Protein (gm)

57.0 (23.3)

60.0 (15.3)

0.078 (0.486)

Fat (gm)

50.4 (20.9)

72.6 (21.6)

0.462 (0.000)

Variables of neonate (end of cohort)

Gestational age

38.1 (1.6)

38.3 (1.3)

0.065 (0.563)

Weight of neonate

2.7 (0.8)

2.9 (0.63)

0.084 (0.452)

Apgar score 0 min

7.1 (1.9)

7.4 (0.9)

0.120 (0.282)

Apgar score 5 min

8.3 (2.1)

8.8 (0.62)

0.182 (0.103)