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Table 3 Risk factors significance by Chi-square

From: Antenatal risk factors for postnatal depression: a prospective study of chinese women at maternal and child health centres

 

PND

(n = 126)

Non-PND

(n = 679)

χ 2

df

RR

(95% CI)

p-value

Past depression

      

Yes

26

39

31.75

1

3.59

(2.27-5.68)

< 0.001

No

100

640

    

Marital Relationship

      

Not Good

35

23

95.54

1

8.27

(5.06-13.50)

< 0.001

Good

91

656

    

Peiyue support

      

No

22

55

10.76

1

2.16

(1.37-3.40)

0.002

Yes

104

624

    

Antenatal depressive symptomatology

      

Yes

68

94

106.45

1

3.90

(3.04-4.99)

< 0.001

No

58

585

    

Relationship with mother-in-law

      

Not Good

67

92

105.28

1

3.93

(3.05-5.04)

< 0.001

Good

59

587

    

Antenatal stressful life events

      

Yes

39

82

29.65

1

2.56

(1.84-3.57)

< 0.001

No

87

597

    

Anxiety-prone personality

      

Yes

79

199

52.41

1

2.14

(1.79-2.56)

< 0.001

No

47

480

    

Persistent wound pain

      

Yes

30

67

19.49

1

2.41

(1.64-3.55)

< 0.001

No

96

612

    

Felt stress in child care

      

Yes

89

218

66.87

1

2.20

(1.88-2.57)

< 0.001

No

37

461

    

Married

      

No

16

39

8.08

1

2.21

(1.28-3.83)

0.006

Yes

110

640

    
  1. PND Postnatal Depression
  2. RR Relative risk
  3. CI Confidence Interval