Table 2.
Relationship of maternal socio-demographic factors, dietary intake & neonatal outcomes with EPDS score
| Variables of mother | Depressed antenatal women n = 35 | Non-depressed antenatal women n = 47 | EPDS score n = 82 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (S.D) | Mean (S.D) | r (p-value) | |
| Age (years) | 26.8 (4.3) | 26.8 (4.4) | −0.025 (0.824) |
| Weight (kg) | 70.6 (14.1) | 70.1 (10.5) | −0.107 (0.339) |
| BMI | 26.6 (4.7) | 26.6 (3.6) | −0.124 (0.267) |
| Household income ($) | 350.57 (130.2) | 388.08 (129.3) | −0.069 (0.536) |
| Education (years) | 12.06 (3.8) | 12.6 (2.5) | −0.032 (0.774) |
| Parity | 2.2 (1.4) | 2.4 (1.3) | −0.096 (0.390) |
| Baseline maternal dietary intake | |||
| HEI 1 | 24.3 (6.6) | 25.3 (6.6) | −0.103 (0.359) |
| Caloric intake 1 | 1344 (324) | 1495 (322) | −0.290 (0.008) |
| Carbohydrate (gm) | 173.9 (46.0) | 167.8 (52.2) | −0.061 (0.585) |
| Protein (gm) | 62.5 (22.2) | 57.6 (18.0) | −0.121 (0.277) |
| Fat (gm) | 54.1 (22.7) | 69.4 (24.7) | 0.306 (0.005) |
| End of cohort maternal dietary intake | |||
| HEI 2 | 21.2 (5.3) | 26.2 (5.0) | −0.406 (0.000) |
| Caloric intake 2 | 1219 (267) | 1540 (280) | −0.524 (0.000) |
| Carbohydrate (gm) | 161.5 (53.7) | 166.5 (48.1) | 0.049 (0.660) |
| Protein (gm) | 57.0 (23.3) | 60.0 (15.3) | 0.078 (0.486) |
| Fat (gm) | 50.4 (20.9) | 72.6 (21.6) | 0.462 (0.000) |
| Variables of neonate (end of cohort) | |||
| Gestational age | 38.1 (1.6) | 38.3 (1.3) | 0.065 (0.563) |
| Weight of neonate | 2.7 (0.8) | 2.9 (0.63) | 0.084 (0.452) |
| Apgar score 0 min | 7.1 (1.9) | 7.4 (0.9) | 0.120 (0.282) |
| Apgar score 5 min | 8.3 (2.1) | 8.8 (0.62) | 0.182 (0.103) |