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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2011 Nov 3;34(1):9–16. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2011.09.018

Table 3.

Odds ratios (95% CI) for any depression (probable minor or major) or antidepressant use and major depression (probable major depression or antidepressant use) among pregnant women (N = 2398) with pre-existing (N = 418) or pregnancy-related hypertension (N = 347) versus those with no hypertension – using multiple imputation

Any depression (minor of major)
or antidepressant usea
N = 327 (13.6%)
Major depression
or antidepressant useb
N = 235 (9.8%)

Pre-existing HTN Pregnancy-
related HTN
Pre-existing
HTN
Pregnancy-related HTN
Unadjusted 1.84h (1.39 – 2.44) 1.15 (0.82 – 1.62) 1.82h (1.31 – 2.51) 1.29 (0.88 – 1.90)
Adjusted for
      Demographicsc 1.82h (1.36 – 2.44) 1.12 (0.79 – 1.59) 1.76h (1.26 – 2.45) 1.24 (0.84 – 1.84)
      Demographics +chronic conditionsd 1.57h (1.15 – 2.13) 1.04 (0.73 – 1.49) 1.54f (1.08 – 2.18) 1.17 (0.78 – 1.74)
      Demographics + chronic conditionsd + current smoking 1.55g (1.13 – 2.12) 1.04 (0.72 – 1.49) 1.52* (1.07 – 2.16) 1.17 (0.78 – 1.74)
      Demographics + chronic conditionsd + current smoking + pregnancy characteristicse 1.55g (1.08 – 2.23) 0.92 (0.59 – 1.44) 1.65f (1.10 – 2.48) 1.06 (0.65 – 1.73)
a

Major depression, minor depression, or antidepressant use vs. no depression

b

Major depression or antidepressant use vs. no major depression

c

Demographic characteristics: maternal age at depression screen (years), marital status (married or partnered, single), non-white race/ethnicity, education (some college, high school or less), employment (yes, no)

d

Number of chronic conditions out of 11

e

Pregnancy characteristics: prior pregnancy (yes, no), gestational week at depression screen (weeks), ≥1 prior pregnancy complication (yes, no)

f

p <0.05

g

p <0.01

h

p <0.001