Table 2.
Correlations between CESD Depression ratings, newborn P50 parameters, and maternal CRP and cortisol
| CESD Depression Scale 16 wks |
Newborn P50S2μ adjusted for P50S1μ |
Newborn P50S2μ adjusted for P50S1μ Correlation controlled for CESD 16 wks |
Maternal C- reactive Protein, male fetus, mg/L 16 wks |
Maternal hair cortisol log pg/mg, female fetus 2nd trimester |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prenatal | |||||
| CESD 16 wks | -- | 0.301** | -- | 0.363** | 0.293** |
| STAI-S 16 wks | 0.214** | 0.161* | −0.022 | −0.014 | 0.264** |
| PSS 16 wks | 0.212** | 0.192* | −0.020 | 0.230* | 0.348** |
| CESD 22 wks | 0.695** | 0.224** | −0.060 | 0.294* | 0.061 |
| CESD 28 wks | 0.660** | 0.172* | −0.042 | 0.074 | 0.189 |
| CESD 34 wks | 0.648** | 0.175* | −0.055 | 0.288* | 0.189 |
| CESD 40 wks | 0.585** | 0.192* | −0.025 | 0.111 | 0.049 |
| Postnatal | |||||
| CESD 46 wks | 0.524** | 0.157* | −0.033 | 0.012 | 0.143 |
Pearson’s r
P<0.05
P<0.01