Table 2.
Postpartum Depressive Symptomatology, Anxiety Symptomatology, and Comorbid Symptomatology at Baseline (4 Weeks), 12 Weeks, and 52 Weeks Postpartum among Chinese Canadian Women.
| Prevalence | Incidence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases/Observations, n | %, 95% CI | Cases/At Risk, n | %, 95% CI | |
| Possible depressive symptomatologya | ||||
| Baseline | 138/565 | 24.4 (21.1-28.2) | NA | NA |
| 12 weeks | 99/488 | 20.3 (16.9-24.2) | 51/364 | 14.0 (10.7-18.1) |
| 52 weeks | 82/457 | 17.9 (14.6-21.8) | 26/244 | 10.7 (7.2-15.4) |
| High depressive symptomatologyb | ||||
| Baseline | 43/565 | 7.6 (5.6-10.2) | NA | NA |
| 12 weeks | 33/488 | 6.8 (4.8-9.5) | 22/445 | 4.9 (3.2-7.5) |
| 52 weeks | 24/457 | 5.3 (3.5-7.8) | 11/339 | 3.2 (1.7-5.9) |
| Anxiety symptomatologyc | ||||
| Baseline | 125/570 | 21.9 (18.6-25.6) | NA | NA |
| 12 weeks | 84/488 | 17.2 (14.0-20.9) | 37/376 | 9.8 (7.1-13.4) |
| 52 weeks | 84/456 | 18.4 (15.0-22.4) | 24/269 | 8.9 (5.9-13.1) |
| Comorbid depressive and anxiety symptomatologyd | ||||
| Baseline | 81/564 | 14.4 (11.6-17.6) | NA | NA |
| 12 weeks | 49/483 | 10.1 (7.7-13.3) | 28/409 | 6.8 (4.7-9.9) |
| 52 weeks | 49/454 | 10.8 (8.2-14.1) | 21/309 | 6.8 (4.4-10.4) |
CI, confidence interval; NA, not applicable.
aMore than 9 on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS).
bMore than 12 on the EPDS.
cMore than 40 on the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).
dMore than 9 on the EPDS and >40 on the STAI.