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Characteristics of study subjects
| Controls (n = 18) Mean (SD) |
Cases (n = 18) Mean (SD) |
p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 34.6 | (4.6) | 33.3 | (4.4) | 0.386 |
| Parity | 1.2 | (0.4) | 1.1 | (0.3) | 0.594 |
| Gestational weeks | 39.1 | (1.3) | 38.9 | (1.0) | 0.480 |
| Baby’s weight (g) | 3035 | (304.7) | 2993 | (237.9) | 0.684 |
| Blood collection day after birth (days) | 30.1 | (7.6) | 26.0 | (10.7) | 0.195 |
| EPDS score 1 month after birth | 2.3 | (2.4) | 13.6 | (4.2) | 1.9 × 10− 11 |
EPDS Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
