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. 2014 Jan 22;9(1):e86653. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086653

Table 2. Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and State Anxiety Inventory (SAI) at Each Assessment.

36 weeks of pregnancy 1 day postpartum 1 week postpartum 4 weeks postpartum 6 months postpartum
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale n = 139 n = 139 n = 139 n = 139 n = 101
Mean (SD) 9.7 (5.1) 9.2 (5.1) 9.2 (5.3) 8.9 (6.1) 7.6 (5.4)
No. (%) depressed (EPDS >12) 39 (28.1) 35 (25.2) 37 (26.6) 40 (28.8) 21 (20.8)
State Anxiety Inventory n = 139 n = 139 n = 139 n = 139 n = 102
Mean (SD) 41.0 (9.0) 42.2 (8.9) 41.7 (10.0) 42.0 (11.0) 40.0 (9.5)
No. (%) with anxiety (SAI >45) 42 (30.2) 41 (29.5) 42 (30.2) 52 (37.4) 31 (30.4)

Note: SD, standard deviation; Range of EPDS score = 0–28; Range of SAI score = 20–78.