Table 2.

Scores for the domain subgroups of HADS between pregnant, lactating and non-pregnant/non-lactating women

Variables	Pregnant group (P) N = 200	Lactating group (L) N = 203	Non-pregnant/non-lactating (N) N = 201	P value*
HADS
Anxiety	6.59 ± 3.64	7.07 ± 4.91	5.79 ± 3.62	< 0.001	P and N: 0.05 P and L: 0.24 L and N: <0.001
Depression	5.51 ± 3.75	4.89 ± 4.26	4.04 ± 3.33	< 0.001	P and N: > 0.001 P and L: 0.10 L and N: 0.02
Total scores	12.11 ± 6.72	11.96 ± 8.44	9.83 ± 6.28	< 0.001	P and N: <0.001 P and L: 0.83 L and N: <0.001

HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

* One-way ANOVA

**One-way ANOVA followed by LSD Post Hoc test