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. 2020 May;7(5):431–440. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30132-2

Table 3.

Association between maternal antenatal depression and offspring psychotic experiences by the age of 18 years in a sample with imputed data

Mothers with complete exposure data (n=9204) Mothers with complete exposure data in imputed sample (n=5577) Model 1
Model 2
Odds ratio (95% CI) p value Odds ratio (95% CI) p value
Low maternal antenatal depressive symptoms score (0–5·5) 4336 (47%) 2779 (50%) 1 (ref) .. 1 (ref) ..
Moderate maternal antenatal depressive symptoms score (6–12) 3789 (41%) 2227 (40%) 1·45 (1·12–1·89) 0·0052 1·31 (1·00–1·71) 0·052
High maternal antenatal depressive symptoms score (>12) 1079 (12%) 571 (10%) 2·2 (1·55–3·26) <0·0001 1·69 (1·13–2·52) 0·011
Antenatal maternal depression (5-point increase in EPDS score) .. .. 1·37 (1·19–1·58) <0·0001 1·22 (1·05–1·43) 0·0094

Model 1 is univariable associations between each timing of maternal perinatal depression and offspring psychotic experiences at the age of 18 years. Model 2 is model 1 adjusted for confounding variables: maternal age at delivery, maternal social class, maternal education, maternal parity, whether the pregnancy was intentional or not, maternal smoking in the first trimester, maternal cannabis use in the first trimester, maternal infection during pregnancy, maternal family history of schizophrenia, maternal family history of depression, maternal history of depression before pregnancy, and offspring sex. EPDS=Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.