Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the women and results for study variables: depressive symptoms, OCPD trait symptoms, and confounders (N = 1427)
| N (%) | Mean (SD) | Range | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic | ||||
| Age (years) | 30.4 (3.7) | 19–43 | ||
| Educational level | ||||
| Low/medium | 504 (35.3) | |||
| Higha | 923 (64.7) | |||
| Marital status | ||||
| Partner | 1407 (98.6) | |||
| Paid job | 1330 (93.2) | |||
| Lifestyle | ||||
| BMIc | 23.8 (3.9) | 16.0–41.4 | ||
| Alcohol use during pregnancy | 27 (1.9) | |||
| Smoking during pregnancy | 60 (4.2) | |||
| Obstetric | ||||
| Unplanned pregnancy | 82 (5.7) | |||
| Previous abortion/miscarriage | 371 (26.0) | |||
| Primiparous | 705 (49.4) | |||
| Psychological | ||||
| Previous depressive episode (s) | 210 (14.7) | |||
| OCPD trait symptoms at 32 weeks of pregnancy | 8.7 (3.5) | 0–21 | ||
| Depressive symptomsb | ||||
| 32 wP | 4.9 (4.2) | 0–24 | ||
| 6 wPP | 4.9 (4.6) | 0–25 | ||
| 4 mPP | 4.7 (4.5) | 0–25 | ||
| 8 mPP | 4.6 (4.7) | 0–26 | ||
| 12 mPP | 4.4 (4.3) | 0–23 | ||
SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, OCPD obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, wP weeks of pregnancy, wPP weeks postpartum, mPP months postpartum
aBachelor or Master’s degree
bAt 6 weeks and 4, 8 and 12 months postpartum 18.1, 20.3, 22.9, and 33.9% missing, respectively