Table 2.
Outcome at age 24 months in children of mothers with normal (<13) or high (≥13) scores on the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS).
| EPDS | <13 | ≥13 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 827 | N = 102 | Estimated difference in z-score | ||
| mean (SD) | mean (SD) | Baseline adjusted | Fully adjusted* | |
| Age at exam (Months) | 24.2 (0.6) | 24.2 (0.5) | ||
| Weight (kg) | 12.4 (1.4) | 12.4 (1.4) | ||
| z-score | 0.34 (0.91) | 0.35 (0.93) | 0.08 (-0.10, 0.26) | 0.01 (-0.18, 0.19) |
| Length (cm) | 88.0 (3.3) | 87.8 (3.1) | ||
| z-score | 0.22 (1.01) | 0.17 (0.99) | 0.03 (-0.16, 0.23) | -0.10 (-0.29, 0.10) |
| Triceps skinfold thickness (mm) | 8.9 (2.1) | 9.1 (2.2) | ||
| z-score | 0.52 (1.11) | 0.62 (1.14) | 0.05 (-0.23, 0.33) | 0.09 (-0.21, 0.39) |
| Subscap skinfold thickness (mm) | 6.6 (1.6) | 6.9 (1.8) | ||
| z-score | 0.29 (1.13) | 0.48 (1.11) | 0.13 (-0.14, 0.41) | 0.14 (-0.16, 0.44) |
| Weight-for length | ||||
| z-score | 0.25 (0.91) | 0.30 (0.91) | 0.08 (-0.10, 0.26) | 0.01 (-0.18, 0.19) |
* adjusted by country, feeding type, single mother, mother's age, birthorder, bmi of mother, stress in pregnancy, caesarean section, pregnancy not wished, and respective anthropometric measurement at baseline, smoking