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. 2010 Dec;197(6):468–475. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.109.076497

Table 3.

Adjusted odds ratio for association between (a) antenatal sociocultural attitudes scale, (b) discordant protective and (c) discordant celebratory perinatal practice scales, and incident postnatal common mental disorder (CMD)

Odds ratio (95%CI)
Odds ratio for incident postnatal CMD Sociocultural attitudes scale Discordant protective scale Discordant celebratory scale
Crude odds ratio
1.11 (0.87–1.40)
1.84 (1.15–2.96)
0.87 (0.43–1.75)
Adjusted separately for each set of potential confounders
    Maternal characteristics 1.10 (0.87–1.40) 1.85 (1.15–2.98) 0.84 (0.41–1.71)
    No parental formal education 1.11 (0.87–1.41) 1.84 (1.15–2.96) 0.86 (0.42–1.75)
    Poor socioeconomic status 1.16 (0.91–1.48) 1.83 (1.11–3.02) 0.79 (0.38–1.63)
    Gender disadvantage 1.17 (0.91–1.51) 1.98 (1.21–3.25) 0.84 (0.41–1.72)
    Antenatal CMD score 1.14 (0.90–1.45) 2.00 (1.22–3.26) 0.83 (0.41–1.67)
    Poor social support 1.12 (0.88–1.43) 2.00 (1.21–3.30) 0.94 (0.46–1.89)
    Poorer marital relationship 1.86 (1.16–2.98) 0.86 (0.42–1.74)
    Antenatal maternal body mass index, kg/m2 1.91 (1.18–3.09) 0.90 (0.45–1.82)
    Maternal ill health 1.81 (1.10–2.98) 0.78 (0.38–1.59)
    Baby's gender

1.84 (1.14–2.95)
0.86 (0.43–1.74)
Fully adjusted odds ratioa 1.36 (0.99–1.86) 2.16 (1.11–4.23) 0.78 (0.35–1.76)

a. Sociocultural attitudes scale: n = 813; discordant protective scale: n = 791; discordant celebratory scale: n = 791.