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Table 3 Percentage and rate of postpartum psychological distress among mothers within the first year following delivery by weight group and insulin treatment during pregnancy

From: A potential role for insulin treatment during pregnancy in reducing postpartum psychological distress in maternal obesity: an administrative population health study

Weight group

Received insulin during pregnancy

Postpartum psychological distress

n

%

95% CI

Adjusted rate ratio (aRR)

95% CI

p value

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Lean

No (N = 17,933)

1244

6.94

6.56

7.33

0.73

0.18

2.91

0.651

Yes (N = 42)

s

s

s

s

Obesity

No (N = 9670)

828

8.56

8.00

9.17

1.02

0.65

1.59

0.936

Yes (N = 238)

20

8.40

5.42

13.03

  1. Mothers with pre-existing type I or type II diabetes mellitus or with pre-existing mood/anxiety disorders were excluded. The number (N), percent (%), adjusted rate ratios (aRR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) are shown. Rate ratios were adjusted for maternal age group (at pregnancy start date) and area-level income (at delivery)
  2. “s” = data suppressed due to small numbers