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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 13.
Published in final edited form as: Matern Child Health J. 2014 Aug;18(6):1532–1539. doi: 10.1007/s10995-013-1394-7

Table 3. Bivariate and multivariate analysis of the impact of parental stress on postpartum depression (N = 289 visits).

Variable Bivariate analysis OR (95 % CI); p value Multivariate analysisa AOR (95 % CI); p value
Total stress 1.05 (1.03–1.08); <0.0001 1.06 (1.04–1.09); <0.0001
Parental distress subscale 1.10 (1.05–1.16); <0.0001 1.13 (1.07–1.18); <0.0001
Parent–child dysfunction subscale 1.03 (0.98–1.08); 0.25 1.06 (1.00–1.13); 0.03
Difficult child subscale 1.05 (1.01–1.09); 0.02 1.07 (1.00–1.14); 0.04

OR odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio

a

All multivariate models were adjusted for study arm, age, born in the United States, prior history of depression, and number of study visits