Table 3. Sociodemographic and obstetric features of women with presumed unipolar or bipolar postpartum depressive symptomatology.
| Unipolar* (n=41) | Bipolar † (n=25) | Statistics | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t | df | p-value | |||
| Quantitative variables | |||||
| Age, mean ± SD | 31.02±4.81 | 28.48±4.14 | 2.19 | 64 | 0.03‡ |
| Duration of pregnancy (weeks), mean ± SD | 39.23±1.65 | 39.19±3.35 | 0.06 | 58 | 0.95 |
| Apgar score, sum of ranks | 1,060 | 710 | 385.00 | 0.48 | |
| Perceived severity of delivery, sum of ranks§ | 1,030.50 | 680.50 | 355.50 | 0.37 | |
| χ2 | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualitative variables, n (%) | ||||
| Place of abode | ||||
| City or a town | 32 (78) | 16 (64) | 0.918 | 0.34 |
| Village | 9 (22) | 9 (36) | ||
| Primiparous | 24 (58) | 19 (76) | 1.38 | 0.24 |
| Non-primiparous | 17 (42) | 6 (24) | ||
| Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 21 (51) | 18 (72) | 1.98 | 0.16 |
| Cesarean section | 20 (49) | 7 (28) | ||
| Prolonged delivery | 3 (7) | 3 (12) | 0.04 | 0.84 |
| Normal duration of delivery | 38 (93) | 22 (88) | ||
| Subdural anesthesia/analgesia during labor | 8 (19) | 5 (20) | 0.002 | 0.96 |
| No anesthesia/analgesia during labor | 33 (81) | 20 (80) |
df = degrees of freedom; EPDS = Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; MDQ = Mood Disorder Questionnaire; SD = standard deviation.
*
EPDS ≥ 13 points and MDQ < 7 points;
†
EPDS ≥ 13 points and MDQ ≥ 7 points.
‡
p < 0.05 denotes statistical significance.
§
Rated on a 0-10 visual analog scale.