Table 3. Distribution of depressive symptoms by antenatal morbidities.
EPDS score | Significance | |||||
>9 | ≤9 | |||||
n | % | n | % | |||
Nausea and vomiting | ||||||
Present | 43 | 16.3% | 221 | 83.7% | ?2 | 0.003 |
Absent | 18 | 16.1% | 94 | 83.9% | p | 0.985 |
Backache | ||||||
Present | 18 | 15.8% | 96 | 84.2% | ?2 | 0.023 |
Absent | 43 | 16.4% | 219 | 83.6% | p | 0.880 |
Cramps | ||||||
Present | 12 | 16.4% | 61 | 83.6% | ?2 | .003 |
Absent | 49 | 16.2% | 254 | 83.8% | p | 0.956 |
Heartburn/regurgitation | ||||||
Present | 21 | 23.1% | 70 | 76.9% | ?2 | 4.149* |
Absent | 40 | 14.0% | 245 | 86.0% | p | 0.041 |
Headache | ||||||
Present | 10 | 17.2% | 48 | 82.8% | ?2 | 0.051 |
Absent | 51 | 16.0% | 267 | 84.0% | p | 0.819 |
Tiredness | ||||||
Present | 10 | 20.4% | 39 | 79.6% | ?2 | 0.726 |
Absent | 51 | 15.6% | 276 | 84.4% | p | 0.394 |
Vertigo | ||||||
Present | 19 | 22.6% | 65 | 77.4% | ?2 | 3.255 |
Absent | 42 | 14.4% | 250 | 85.6% | p | 0.071 |
significant.