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. 2019 Aug 5;19:278. doi: 10.1186/s12884-019-2426-0

Table 4.

Hierarchical forced entry regression analysis

Postpartum MIB impairment (PBQ-16)
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3
β [95% BCaCI] β [95% BCaCI] β [95% BCaCI]
Step 1: Sociodemographic control variables
 Agea 0.05 [−0.05, 0.17] 0.06 [−0.03, 0.18] 0.06 [−0.02, 0.16]
 Educationb (1: ≥ 12 years of school education, 0: < 12 years of school education) 0.12* [0.52, 2.31] 0.15* [0.91, 2.72] 0.16* [1.15, 2.73]
 Marital statusb (1: married or in a partnership, 0: single, divorced or widowed) 0.06 [−0.07, 1.78] 0.07* [0.04, 1.91] 0.08* [0.23, 1.78]
 Parityb (1: primiparous, 0: multiparous) 0.07 [−0.06, 1.59] 0.08* [0.10, 1.69] 0.09* [0.26, 1.62]
Step 2: Maternal childhood maltreatment
 Sexual abusea (CTQ) 0.08 [−0.11, 0.49] 0.01 [−0.19, 0.26]
 Physical abusea (CTQ) −0.05 [−0.44, 0.14] −0.04 [−0.38, 0.13]
 Emotional abusea (CTQ) 0.01 [−0.20, 0.24] −0.10 [−0.37, 0.03]
 Physical neglecta (CTQ) −0.12* [−0.49, −0.08] −0.09* [−0.40, −0.04]
 Emotional neglecta (CTQ) 0.31* [0.24, 0.68] 0.25* [0.18, 0.53]
Step 3: Maternal postpartum mental health
 Depressiona (BDI-II) 0.49* [0.33, 0.52]
 Anxietya (SCL-90-R) −0.03 [−0.19, 0.12]
R2 (adjusted R2) .028** (.022) .103** (.091) .290** (.279)
∆R 2 .075** .187**

β standardized regression coefficient; 95% BCaCI 95% bias-corrected and accelerated bootstrapped confidence interval of b based on 1000 bootstrap samples; ∆R2 change in R2; *p < .05 and 95% BCaCI did not include zero; **p < .001

a continuous variable; b dichotomous variable