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. 2011 Feb 23;6(2):e16737. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0016737

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