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.