Table 2.

Predictors of postnatal depression in men (n=8332)

Factor	% in PND	% non- PND	Odds Ratio (95% C.I.)	Adj. Odds Ratio* (95% C.I.)
Past history of severe depression	28.7	5.1	6.07 (4.42, 8.33) p<0.001	2.34 (1.58, 3.36) p<0.001
Prenatal Depression (fathers)	34.5	2.4	19.36 (14.41, 26.02) p<0.001	4.93 (3.46, 7.01) p<0.001
Own father was depressed	10.9	6.4	1.71 (1.15, 2.57) p<0.009	1.08 (0.68, 1.71) p=0.755
Own mother was depressed	29.0	18.1	1.81 (1.34, 2.44) p<0.001	1.14 (0.82, 1.58) p=0.437
Prenatal Anxiety (fathers)	65.9	14.1	9.37 (7.14, 12.30) p<0.001	5.03 (3.64, 6.94) p<0.001
Maternal prenatal depression	26.1	11.3	2.76 (2.09, 3.64) p<0.001	1.50 (1.01, 2.23) p=0.043
Maternal Prenatal Anxiety	30.1	14.6	2.37 (1.80, 3.12) p<0.001	1.20 (0.81, 1.77) p=0.359
Age (>30)	48.3	45.0	1.14 (0.90, 1.44) p=0.265	1.17 (0.90, 1.53) p=0.235
Educational Level (% post 16 qualification)	37.9	50.7	0.60 (0.47, 0.76) p<0.001	0.64 (0.49, 0.85) p=0.002
Other children	64.5	52.9	1.61 (1.26, 2.06) p<0.001	1.40 (1.07, 1.82) p=0.015

^*adjusted model includes all variables listed in the table.