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. 2020 Oct 20;112(2):244–252. doi: 10.17269/s41997-020-00420-4

Table 2.

Association between socio-demographic factors, social factors, history of depression or a mood disorder, and self-rated physical health and PPA or PPD

Variable aOR PPA, 95% CI aOR PPD, 95% CI
Point estimate 95% Wald confidence limits Point estimate 95% Wald confidence limits
Age 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Education attainment
  Less than high school 0.9 0.7 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.6
  High school graduate 1.3 0.9 2.0 1.4 0.9 2.0
  Post-secondary graduate Ref Ref
Marital status
  Married/common law Ref Ref
  Never married/separated/divorced or widowed 1.6 1.2 2.3 1.5 1.1 2.1
Attended pregnancy support program
  Yes Ref Ref
  No 1.1 0.9 1.4 0.9 0.8 1.1
Attended parent support program
  Yes 1.3 1.1 1.6 1.2 1.0 1.5
  No Ref Ref
Availability of other types of support since birth of baby
  All/most of the time Ref Ref
  Some/little/none of the time 1.5 1.2 1.8 1.9 1.6 2.3
Sense of belonging to local community
  Very strong/somewhat strong Ref Ref
  Somewhat weak/very weak 2.1 1.7 2.5 2.4 2.0 2.8
History of depression or a mood disorder (ever)
  Yes 3.4 2.7 4.2 2.6 2.2 3.2
  No Ref Ref
Self-rated physical health
  Excellent/very good Ref Ref
  Good/fair/poor 2.0 1.7 2.4 2.4 2.0 2.9

Bold values represent significant chi-square test with p < 0.05