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. 2019 Sep 6;28(9):1237–1245. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2018.7497

Table 3.

Associations of Prepregnancy and Early Pregnancy Onset Depression with Gestational Weight Gain Rate Category

  N RRa (95% CI)
GWG rate below the IOM recommendations
 No pre- or early pregnancy depression 16,970 Reference
 Prepregnancy onset depression 1880 1.11 (1.07, 1.15)
 Early pregnancy onset depression 1716 1.03 (0.97, 1.10)
GWG rate above the IOM recommendations
 No pre- or early pregnancy depression 39,908 Reference
 Prepregnancy onset depression 4451 1.03 (1.01, 1.05)
 Early pregnancy onset depression 4176 1.04 (1.02, 1.07)
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Model is adjusted for maternal age, race/ethnicity (non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American/multiracial, other/unknown), nulliparity (Y/N), Medicaid (Y/N), smoking in first 20 weeks of pregnancy (Y/N), alcohol use in first 20 weeks of pregnancy (Y/N), prepregnancy BMI category (underweight, normal weight, overweight, obese), and severity of early pregnancy depressive symptoms (mild, moderate, severe).

RR, relative risks.