Table 1: Demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample by groups of depression.

 

 

Control group

MDD group

Ageᵇ

30.7 ± 4.3

31.9 ± 5.4

Number of gestationsᵇ

2.0 ± 1.2

2.2 ± 1.6

BMI before pregnancyᵇ

23.2 ± 4.2

22.9 ± 4.2

Weight gain during gestationᵇ

12.1 ± 4.8

12.8 ± 5.1

Tobacco consumptionᵃ

34 (44)

10 (30,4)

Alcohol consumptionᵃ

0 (0)

0 (0)

Coffee consumptionᵃ*

One or more medication consumptionᵃ

94 (51)

157 (85.8)

25 (74)*

31 (91.2)

Mothers' socio-professional groupᵃ

 

 

      Farmer

0 (0)

0 (0)

      Artisan-Storekeeper

6 (3.2)

1 (2.9)

      Executive

36 (19.6)

4 (11.7)

      Intermediate work

66 (36)

9 (26.5)

      Employed*

52 (28.4)

17 (50)*

      Worker

6 (3.2)

0 (0)

      No profession

17 (9.2)

3 (8.8)

Cesareanᵃ

Premature rupture of membranesᵃ

40 (22)

58 (31.7)

8 (24.4)

10 (29.4)

Mothers’ Infants

 

 

      Sex maleᵃ

101 (55)

20 (58.8)

      Twinsᵃ

6 (3.3)

2 (5.8)

      Pretermᵃ

9 (4.9)

2 (5.9)

      Weight at birthᵇ

3151 ± 556

3101 ± 603

      Apgar score at 5 minᵇ

9.8 ± 0.7

9.6 ± 1.7

Mean HAD depression scoreᵇ**

2.8 ± 1.6

5.5 ± 2.6**

Mean HAD anxiety scoreᵇ**

6.5 ± 2.7

9.3 ± 2.6**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  ᵃData are presented as number of subjects (%)

  ᵇData are presented as mean ± SD

 P       < 0.001; *P < 0.05 than subjects in the control group

 HA      D correspond to Hospital Anxiety Depression scale