Table 5. Risk of depressive symptoms according to reports of childhood abuse experiences* (N = 1,503).
| Childhood Abuse |
No Depression (N = 1061)
|
Depression** (N = 442)
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | % | aOR (95% CI) | |
| No Abuse | 371 | (34.97) | 90 | (20.36) | Reference |
| Any Abuse | 690 | (65.03) | 352 | (79.64) | 2.07 (1.58–2.71) |
| Types of Abuse | |||||
| No Abuse | 371 | (34.97) | 90 | (20.36) | Reference |
| Physical Abuse Only | 373 | (35.16) | 186 | (42.08) | 2.05 (1.53–2.75) |
| Sexual Abuse Only | 91 | (8.58) | 27 | (6.11) | 1.20 (0.73–1.96) |
| Physical & Sexual Abuse | 226 | (21.30) | 139 | (31.45) | 2.47 (1.79–3.40) |
CI = confidence interval; aOR = adjusted odds ratio; Bold = statistically significant values.
* Odds ratio adjusted for maternal age (years), education (years), employment status (yes vs. no), parity (nulliparous vs. multiparous) and difficulty paying for the very basics (very hard or hard, somewhat hard, not very hard)
**presence of antepartum depression is defined as a score ≥10 on PHQ-9 scale