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. 2013 Aug;22(8):694–701. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2012.4039

Table 5.

Descriptive Characteristics of Subgroups Identified in ROC Analysis

 
High depression (modified EPDS≥9)
Low depression (modified EPDS<9)
 
  Measures in English n=86 Measures in Spanish n=184 Measures in English n=278 Measures in Spanish n=741 χ2or F-valuea
Age in years M(SD) 26.0 (6.3) 27.2 (6.8) 23.7 (5.9) 27.5 (6.7) 23.6***
Total ISI score M(SD) 10.6 (5.2) 8.6 (6.0) 4.3 (4.8) 2.7 (3.5) 151.8***
Highest level of education %         102.6***
 Less than 6th grade 2.3 10.3 0 9.6  
 6th–2th grade 30.2 45.7 33.8 45.2  
 High school or GED diploma 25.6 25.5 25.2 26.2  
 Some college or trade school 27.9 12.0 28.4 10.7  
 2-year college degree 5.8 2.2 4.7 4.6  
 4-year college degree or higher 8.1 4.3 7.9 3.8  
Married/living with partner % 30.2 30.4 29.1 42.5 22.1***
Employment status         2.7
 Working full-time 12.8 9.2 10.4 10.8  
 Working part-time 14.0 14.1 14.0 16.7  
 Not currently working 73.3 76.6 75.5 72.5  
Yearly household income         66.8***
 Less than $14,999 41.9 51.1 37.1 45.6  
 $15,00–$29,999 20.9 17.9 26.6 24.4  
 $30,000–$54,999 4.7 6.0 5.8 5.4  
 $55,000–$99,999 3.5 0 5.0 0  
 $100,000+ 1.2 0 2.2 .3  
 Missing/don't know 27.9 25.0 23.4 24.3  
Pregnancy week M(SD) 20.9 (10.0) 19.7 (9.7) 20.9 (10.8) 21.4 (9.9) 1.4
Modified EPDS score M(SD) 12.1 (3.2) 11.8 (2.7) 3.0 (2.5) 2.9 (2.5) 865.8***
a

χ2 and F-values reflect analyses comparing all four subgroups.

***

p<0.001.