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. 2018 Apr 9;172(6):525–533. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.5227

Table 1. Demographic Data.

Characteristic SSRIa
(n = 16)
PMD
(n = 21)
HC
(n = 61)
Test Statistic (df) P Value
Age at scan, mean (SD), wk 4.29 (1.81) 3.03 (1.65) 3.30 (1.27) F2,95 = 3.82 .02
Gestational age at birth, mean (SD), wk 38.71 (1.00) 39.32 (1.04) 39.43 (1.06) F2,95 = 3.08 .05
Sex χ22 = 0.84
Male 8 8 30 .65
Female 8 13 31
Infant birth weight, mean (SD), g 3754.19 (1320.23) 4000.57 (755.81) 3888.78 (746.28) F2,95  = 0.37 .69
Maternal age, mean (SD), y 33.12 (4.20) 27.55 (6.57) 31.04 (5.75) F2,95 = 4.72 .01
Maternal race/ethnicity χ26 = 20.91
Hispanic/Latina 0 7 19 .002
White 12 3 16
Black/African American 1 8 17
Other 3 3 9
Total family income, $ χ26 = 37.98
0-25 000 1 13 13 <.001
26 000-50 000 1 4 16
51 000-100 000 2 2 20
>100 001 12 2 11
Infant SERT genotype χ26 = 2.66
Long/long 4 8 21 .61
Short/long 4 7 28
Short/short 4 2 9
Depressive disorder 7b 16c
Women with nondepressive disorder 4d 3e 5f χ22 = 2.91 .23
Maternal CES-D, prenatal, mean (SD) 12.63 (12.12) 24.33 (7.22) 7.22 (3.99) F2,95 = 51.80 <.001
Maternal CES-D, postnatal, mean (SD) 10.84 (11.44) 15.8 (9.39) 6.98 (4.86) F2,95 = 11.54 <.001

Abbreviations: CES-D, Center For Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale; HC, healthy control; MDD, major depressive disorder; PMD, prenatal maternal depression; SADS, Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia; SERT, serotonin transporter; SSRI, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.

a

Exposure to low-level (n = 4), midlevel (n = 7), and high-level (n = 5) SSRI dosage (eMethods in the Supplement) in the first (n = 1), second (n = 2), and third (n = 13) trimesters.

b

With diagnosis based on SADS score18: major depressive disorder (n = 3) and depressive disorder not otherwise specified (n = 3).

c

With diagnosis based on SADS score: major depressive disorder (n = 4) and depressive disorder not otherwise specified (n = 12).

d

With diagnosis based on SADS score: bulimia (n = 1), panic disorder (n = 2), generalized anxiety disorder (n = 1), and obsessive-compulsive disorder (n = 1).

e

With diagnosis based on SADS score: posttraumatic stress disorder (n = 1), panic disorder (n = 2), agoraphobia (n = 1), obsessive-compulsive disorder (n = 1), and simple phobia (n = 1).

f

With diagnosis based on SADS score: posttraumatic stress disorder (n = 1) and simple phobia (n = 4).