Table 1 Participants’ demographic characteristics and information and their association with PPD (After delivery and 6 month after delivery) among the participants (N = 186)
From: Postpartum depression and its correlates: a cross-sectional study in southeast Iran
Variables | Mean (SD) | PPD (after delivery) | PPD (6 month after delivery) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pearson correlation coefficient | P value | Pearson correlation coefficient | P value | ||
Age of mother (year) | 29.24 (5.89) | 0.11 | P = 0.88 | 0.00 | P = 0.92 |
BMI of mother | 29.25 (4.74) | − 0.00 | P = 0.93 | − 0.05 | P = 0.43 |
N (%) | Statistical test | P value | Statistical test | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex of the baby | |||||
Boy | 93 (50.00) | t = 1.01 | P = 0.31 | t = − 1.05 | P = 0.29 |
Girl | 93 (50.00) | ||||
Type of delivery | |||||
Vaginal | 43 (23.10) | t = − 2.19 | P = 0.030* | t = 1.72 | P = 0.08 |
Cesarean section | 143 (76.90) | ||||
Previous delivery | |||||
Vaginal | 41 (22.00) | ||||
Cesarean section | 76 (40.90) | H = 2.44 | P = 0.29 | H = 4.70 | P = 0.09 |
None | 69 (37.10) | ||||
Number of deliveries | |||||
1 | 62 (33.30) | ||||
2 | 60 (32.30) | F = 1.22 | P = 0.30 | F = 1.61 | P = 0.18 |
3 | 40 (21.50) | ||||
4 ≤ | 24 (12.90) | ||||
Number of pregnancies | |||||
1 | 68 (36.60) | ||||
2 | 70 (37.60) | F = 0.02 | P = 0.98 | F = 1.55 | P = 0.16 |
3 ≤ | 48 (25.80) | ||||
Abortion | |||||
Yes | 35 (18.80) | t = 1.01 | P = 0.31 | t = 0.84 | P = 0.40 |
No | 151 (81.20) | ||||
Number of children | |||||
1 | 69 (37.10) | ||||
2 | 71 (38.20) | F = 0.08 | P = 0.91 | F = 1.65 | P = 0.19 |
3 ≤ | 46 (24.70) | ||||
Employment status | |||||
Employed | 20 (10.8) | Z = − 0.42 | P = 0.67 | Z = − 1.49 | P = 0.13 |
Housewife | 166 (89.2) | ||||
Educational level | |||||
< Diploma | 41 (22.0) | H = 8.88 | P = 0.012* | H = 5.10 | P = 0.07 |
Diploma | 84 (45.2) | ||||
Academic | 61 (32.8) | ||||
Income (million riyal) | |||||
< 0.5 | 99 (53.2) | ||||
0.5–1 | 47 (25.3) | H = 1.14 | P = 0.56 | H = 1.58 | P = 0.45 |
> 1 | 40 (21.5) | ||||