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. 2026 Jan 27;26:665. doi: 10.1186/s12889-026-26410-8

Table 2.

The association between maternal depressive symptoms and child prosocial behavior problems (N = 16,258)

OR (95% CI) P value
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
Maternal CES-D Score 1.05 (1.05, 1.06) < 0.0001 1.06 (1.05, 1.06) < 0.0001 1.05 (1.05, 1.06) < 0.0001
Maternal CES-D Score
<16 Reference Reference Reference
≥16 1.72 (1.58, 1.87) < 0.0001 1.77 (1.62, 1.93) < 0.0001 1.72 (1.58, 1.88) < 0.0001

Data were presented as OR (95% CI) P value

Model 1 adjust for: none

Model 2 adjust for: child age, child gender, maternal age

Model 3 adjust for: child age, child gender, maternal age, maternal education level, maternal marital status, annual household income, and number of children in the household

Abbreviation: CI Confidence interval, OR Odds ratio