Table 2.
Means and Standard Deviations (in parentheses under means) for maternal symptoms of depression (CES-D), prenatal urinary cortisol values and perinatal outcomes. Marital status, maternal age and SES entered as covariates.
| Non-Depressed N= 40 |
Depressed N=39* |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Prenatal Cortisol | 134.01 (72.68) |
197.04 (111.25) |
F (1, 74) = 7.92, p = .006, η2 = .10 |
| Est. Fetal Weight | 323.90 (48.44) |
284.63 (72.38) |
F (1, 74) = 9.06, p = .004, η2 = .11 |
| Est. Fetal Weight (Corrected for GA) |
16.89 (3.22) |
14.95 (2.00) |
F (1, 74) = 11.25, p = .001, η2 = .13 |
| Birthweight | 3437.22 (436.63) |
3105.18 (480.88) |
F (1, 74) = 6.47, p = .013, η2 = .08 |
| Birthweight (Corrected for GA) |
89.14 (9.62) |
81.38 (10.67) |
F (1, 74) = 7.35, p = .008, η2 = .09 |
| Gestational Age at Birth | 38.48 (1.17) |
38.04 (1.65) |
F (1, 74) = 0.97, p = .336, η2 = .01 |
| Time Between Fetal Assessment and Birth | 19.40 (1.41) |
19.07 (1.69) |
F (1, 74) = 0.17, p = .679, η2 < .01 |
| Fetal Growth Rate | 160.20 (16.53) |
147.41 (19.10) |
F (1, 74) = 6.76, p = .011, η2 = .08 |
*
Data inspection revealed one outlier (depressed woman delivered at 26 weeks gestation), which was not included in these analyses.