Table 4.

Effects of women's personal characteristics on Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) total score.

Characteristic		N	Mean	Standard deviation	t	P
Previous abortion	Yes	78	13.64	6.14	4.84	0.001
	No	165	9.59	6.07
Birth complications	Yes	63	11.95	6.44	1.58	n.s.
	No	180	10.48	6.32
Breastfeeding	Yes	197	10.73	6.16	−0,65	n.s.
	No	46	11.41	7.25
Other children	Yes	85	10.53	6.14	−0.64	n.s.
	No	158	11.04	6.50
Previous emotional troubles	Yes	69	12.74	6.20	2.94	0.001
	No	174	10.11	6.30
Child's good health at birth	Yes	219	10.84	6.32	−0.126	n.s.
	No	24	11.04	6.94

Bold values indicates the significant values.