Table 2. Weight Parameters in Relation to Maternal Depression Symptom Status at Study Timepoints.
Chronic Depression | Episodic Depression | Not Depressed | p-value | |
% (N/Total), | % (N/Total), | % (N/Total), | ||
Variable | Mean ±SD | Mean ±SD | Mean ±SD | |
Overweight (≥85th Percentile Weight for Length) (%, (N/Total)) @ Timepoint: | ||||
Birth | 4.8 (1/21) | 9.5 (4/42) | 6.6 (8/121) | 0.74 |
6 months | 19.1 (4/21) | 22.0 (9/41) | 29.3 (34/116) | 0.47 |
12 months | 10.0 (2/20) | 23.7 (9/38) | 32.2 (37/114) | 0.096 |
2 years | 25.0 (5/20) | 40.0 (16/40) | 43.5 (50/115) | 0.30 |
Obese (≥95th Percentile Weight for Length) (%, (N/Total)) @ Timepoint: | ||||
Birth | 0.0 (0/21) | 7.1 (3/42) | 0.8 (1/121) | 0.04 |
6 months | 4.8 (1/21) | 9.8 (4/41) | 13.0 (15/116) | 0.52 |
12 months | 0.0 (0/20) | 10.5 (4/38) | 15.7 (18/115) | 0.14 |
2 years | 15.0 (3/20) | 22.5 (9/40) | 20.9 (24/115) | 0.79 |
Weight for Length Z scores (Mean ±SD) @ Timepoint | ||||
Birth | −0.62±0.93 | −0.48±1.37 | −0.51±1.01 | 0.88 |
6 months | 0.016±1.10 | 0.22±1.09 | 0.53±1.05 | 0.07 |
12 months | −0.089±0.99 | 0.40±1.09 | 0.34±1.33 | 0.31 |
2 years | 0.58±1.31 | 0.96±1.50 | 0.83±1.24 | 0.57 |
Underweight (<5th Percentile Weight for Age) (%, (N/Total)) @ Timepoint | ||||
Birth | 4.8 (1/21) | 9.5 (4/42) | 4.0 (5/126) | 0.38 |
6 months | 9.5 (2/21) | 0.0 (0/41) | 0.9 (1/117) | 0.01 |
12 months | 20.0 (4/20) | 5.0 (2/40) | 3.3 (4/120) | 0.01 |
2 years | 5.00 (1/20) | 2.5 (1/40) | 1.7 (2/118) | 0.65 |