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

Table 8. Multivariate Logistic Mixed Model* of the Association between Maternal Depression and Risk for Child Overweight (Weight-for-Length Percentile ≥85th) from 6 months to 2 years (n = 166 mother-child pairs).

Variable Odds Ratio 95% Confidence Interval P Value
No depressive symptoms 1.00
Episodic depression 0.61 (0.26−1.44) 0.26
Chronic depression 0.28 (0.03−0.92) 0.04
Maternal postnatal BMI 1.07 (1.01−1.13) 0.02
Mexican ethnicity 0.75 (0.36−1.57) 0.43
Any Breastfeeding @ 6mo 0.81 (0.36−1.82) 0.60
Maternal age 0.95 (0.89−1.01) 0.12
Gestational age 1.33 (1.04−1.70) 0.03
Birth weight Z score 1.33 (0.96−1.84) 0.08
Study Time Visit, months 1.05(1.02−1.09) <0.01

*Models are adjusted for all variables listed in the table.