Table 3 Associations between Baby-related Factors and PPD
Variable | Categories | EPDS ≥ 13 | EPDS < 13 | Total | +P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 63 (48.8%) | 137 (54.6%) | 200 (52.6%) | 0.288 |
Female | 66 (51.25) | 114 (45.4%) | 180 (47.4%) | ||
Desired Sex | Male | 36 (18.3%) | 59 (32.2%) | 95 (25%) | 0.531 |
Female | 36 (18.3%) | 67 (36.6%) | 103 (27.1%) | ||
No difference | 125 (63.4%) | 57 (31.2%) | 182 (47.9%) | ||
Premature | Yes | 12 (9.3%) | 24 (9.6%) | 36 (9.5%) | 0.935 |
No | 117 (90.7%) | 227 (90.4%) | 344 (90.5%) | ||
NICU admission | Yes | 15 (11.6%) | 22 (8.8%) | 37 (9.7%) | 0.373 |
No | 114 (88.4%) | 229 (91.25) | 343 (90.3%) | ||
Illness | Yes | 2 (1.5%) | 3 (1.2%) | 5 (1.3%) | 0.552* |
No | 127 (98.5%) | 248 (98.8%) | 375 (98.7%) | ||
Weight(kg) | ≤ 2.5 | 17 (13.2%) | 36 (14.4%) | 53 (13.9%) | 0.853 |
2.51-4.49 | 111 (86.1%) | 214 (85.2%) | 325 (85.5%) | ||
≥4.5 | 1 (0.7%) | 1 (0.4%) | 2 (0.5%) | ||
Mdian:3.1, Range:3.6 | |||||
Feeding type | Breastfeeding | 47 (36.5%) | 108 (43.0%) | 155 (40.8%) | 0.052 |
Formula | 20 (15.5%) | 54 (21.5%) | 74 (19.5%) | ||
Mixed | 62 (48.0%) | 89 (35.5%) | 151 (39.7%) | ||