Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of subjects (N=59)
| Supportive Psychotherapy + | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Placebo (N = 28) |
Omega 3 (N = 31) |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Age (years) | 29.7 (6.2) | 31.0 (5.8) |
| Education (years) | 14.6 (2.2) | 15.5 (2.1) |
| Weeks pregnant at enrollment | 27.3 (4.2) | 22.8 (6.4) * |
| Weeks postpartum | 8.8 (3.6) | 9.7 (4.5) |
| Fish intake at baseline (meals/month) | .43 (.42) | .33 (.50) |
| Previous antidepressant medication trials | 0.68 (.67) | 0.94 (1.12) |
| Depression measures at baseline | ||
| EPDS | 16.7 (4.1) | 16.9 (3.8) |
| HAM-D | 18.5 (3.7) | 18.7 (3.3) |
| CGI | 4.0 (0.3) | 4.1 (0.4) |
| N (%) | N (%) | |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Caucasian | 15 (53.6) | 24 (77.4) |
| Hispanic | 11 (39.3) | 4 (12.9) |
| Other | 2 (7.1) | 3 (9.7) |
| Married | 21 (75.0) | 24 (77.4) |
| Employment status (% employed) | 17 (60.7) | 19 (61.3) |
| First child (% primapara) | 22 (78.6) | 24 (77.4) |
| Planned pregnancy (% planned) | 15 (53.6) | 19 (61.3) |
| Previous psychiatric history | 23 (82.1) | 22 (71.0) |
| Family history of depression | 16 (57.1) | 17 (54.8) |
| Pregnant/Postpartum status | 12 (42.9) | 13 (41.9) |
*
p < .05