Table 1.
Sociodemographic Data of the Participants.
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EPDSa ≥10 and/or GMDSb ≥13
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EPDSa ≥12 and/or GMDSb ≥13
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fathers with possible depression according to the EPDSa/ GMDSb | Fathers without depression according to the EPDSa/ GMDSb | Fathers with possible depression according to the EPDSa/ GMDSb | Fathers without depression according to the EPDSa/ GMDSb | |
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Age, mean, years (SD)
Min–max |
35.4 (6.1) 18–63 |
35.4 (5.9) 19–74 |
35.4 (6.3) 18–63 |
35.3 (5.9) 19–74 |
| Marital status [N (%)] | ||||
| Married | 335 (58.6) | 1,719 (56.0) | 249 (56.6) | 1,805 (56.4) |
| Co-habitant | 225 (39.3) | 1,323 (43.1) | 184 (41.8) | 1,364 (42.6) |
| Living apart | 8 (1.4) | 16 (.5) | 5 (1.1) | 19 (.6) |
| Single | 4 (.7) | 6 (.2) | 2 (.5) | 8 (.2) |
| Widower | – | 3 (.1) | – | 3 (.1) |
| Other | – | 3 (.1) | – | 3 (.1) |
| Income, Euros/month [N (%)] | ||||
| <3,205 | 260 (45.4) | 774 (25.4) | 203 (46.6) | 831 (25.9) |
| 3,205–4,273 | 140 (24.4) | 758 (24.8) | 109 (25.0) | 789 (24.6) |
| 4,274–5,342 | 86 (15.0) | 726 (23.8) | 63 (14.4) | 749 (23.4) |
| >5,343 | 84 (14.7) | 792 (26.0) | 62 (14.2) | 814 (25.4) |
| Occupation [N (%)] | ||||
| Employment | 443 (78.1) | 2,606 (85.4) | 349 (80.0) | 2,700 (84.2) |
| Self-employed | 52 (9.2) | 312 (10.2) | 35 (8.0) | 329 (10.3) |
| Parental allowance | 9 (1.6) | 22 (.7) | 8 (1.8) | 23 (.7) |
| Unemployment fund | 10 (1.8) | 22 (.7) | 8 (1.8) | 24 (.7) |
| Sickness benefit | 10 (1.8) | 3 (.1) | 10 (2.3) | 3 (.1) |
| Study allowance | 15 (2.6) | 48 (1.6) | 13 (3.0) | 50 (1.6) |
| Other | 17 (3.0) | 38 (1.2) | 12 (2.8) | 43 (1.3) |
| Education [N (%)] | ||||
| Public school | 43 (7.5) | 131 (4.3) | 37 (8.5) | 137 (4.3) |
| High school 2 years | 35 (6.1) | 176 (5.7) | 27 (6.2) | 184 (5.7) |
| High school 3 or 4 years | 154 (26.9) | 711 (23.2) | 124 (28.4) | 741 (23.1) |
| Basic education adults | 54 (9.4) | 168 (5.5) | 36 (8.3) | 186 (5.8) |
| University | 263 (45.9) | 1,766 (57.6) | 196 (45.0) | 1,833 (57.2) |
| Other | 24 (4.2) | 114 (3.7) | 20 (4.6) | 118 (3.7) |
| Country of birth [N (%)] | ||||
| Sweden | 386 (67.4) | 2,465 (80.8) | 300 (68.8) | 2,551 (79.6) |
| Others | 182 (31.8) | 584 (19.2) | 137 (31.4) | 629 (19.6) |
| Number of children, mean (SD), min–max | 1.9 (.9) 1–6 |
1.7 (.9) 0–10 |
1.9 (.9) 1–5 |
1.7 (.9) 1–10 |
Note. Percentage/SD within parentheses. aEPDS = Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; bGMDS = Gotland Male Depression Scale.