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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 14.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Mar 27;16(6):1296–1301. doi: 10.1038/oby.2008.71

Table 2.

Associations of antenatal and postpartum depression with weight retention of at least 5 kg at 1 year postpartum

No antenatal or
postpartum depression
OR (95% CI)
Antenatal
depression only
OR (95% CI)
Both antenatal and
postpartum depression
OR (95% CI)
Postpartum
depression only
OR (95% CI)
Model 1: Unadjusted 1.00 (Referent) 1.18 (0.52, 2.69) 1.28 (0.37, 4.41) 3.00 (1.40, 6.41)
Model 2: Model 1+ prepregnancy
BMI, gestational weight gain
1.00 (Referent) 1.38 (0.59, 3.23) 1.07 (0.30, 3.78) 2.76 (1.25, 6.08)
Model 3: Model 2 + parity, maternal
Sociodemographicsa
1.00 (Referent) 0.61 (0.20, 1.79) 0.68 (0.16, 2.99) 2.54 (1.06, 6.09)
Model 4: Model 3 + potential
postpartum mediatorsb
1.00 (Referent) 2.38 (0.96, 5.88)

Data are from 850 women participating in Project Viva.

CI, confidence interval.

a

Age, race/ethnicity, income, marital status, and education. N for model 3 = 810.

b

Sleep, walking, trans fat intake, and television viewing. N for model 4 = 791.