Table 1.

Distribution of various anthropometric variables in the sample and correlation with severity of postnatal depression

Anthropometric measurement	Mean	Standard deviation	P	Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient (r)
Height (m)	1.52	0.08	0.75	−0.03
Weight (kg)	55.41	10.44	0.15	−0.14
Total weight gain in pregnancy (kg)	10.99	2.48	0.35	−0.09
Weight at first antenatal visit (kg)	49	8.69	0.12	−0.16
Body mass index	24.11	4.34	0.39	−0.87
Waist-hip ratio	0.90	0.06	< 0.0001*	−0.39

*indicates statistically significant