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. 2021 May 11;12:648002. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.648002

TABLE 2.

Results of quasi-Poisson regression models predicting depression symptoms as assessed via the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) (n = 153).

Variables Coef SE RRR LCI UCI
Model 1: All altersin person communication (% as exposure)
(Intercept) 2.405 0.172 11.078 7.897 15.475
In person communication (all alters)% 0.002 0.002 1.002 0.999 1.005
Age of infant 0.001 0.001 1.001 0.999 1.002
Infant’s ethnicity – non-white 0.044 0.082 1.045 0.889 1.225
Household income – over £100k −0.054 0.075 0.948 0.817 1.098
In person communication (all alters)no. 0.036 0.015 0.965 0.937 0.993
Socially isolating – yes 0.003 0.114 1.003 0.799 1.248
Variance-function-based R2 0.121
Variance-function-based R2 – adjusted 0.085
Model 2: Kinin person communication (% as exposure)
(Intercept) 2.178 0.173 8.833 6.275 12.384
In person communication (kin)% 0.003 0.001 1.003 1.001 1.006
Age of infant 0.001 0.001 1.001 0.999 1.002
Infant’s ethnicity – non-white 0.067 0.081 1.069 0.911 1.250
Household income – over £100k −0.040 0.076 0.961 0.828 1.114
In person communication (kin)no. 0.026 0.027 0.975 0.924 1.026
Socially isolating – yes 0.075 0.110 1.078 0.865 1.331
Variance-function-based R2 0.117
Variance-function-based R2 – adjusted 0.081
Model 3: All altersremote communication but not seen (% as exposure)
(Intercept) 2.732 0.168 15.365 11.007 21.280
Remote communication but not seen (all alters)% 0.005 0.002 0.995 0.991 1.000
Age of infant 0.001 0.001 1.001 0.999 1.002
Household income – over £100k −0.057 0.075 0.944 0.815 1.093
In person communication (all alters)no. 0.051 0.017 0.950 0.918 0.983
Remote communication but not seen (all alters)no. 0.013 0.011 1.013 0.992 1.034
Socially isolating – yes 0.006 0.112 1.006 0.803 1.248
Variance-function-based R2 0.140
Variance-function-based R2 – adjusted 0.105

Coef, coefficient; SE, standard error; RRR, relative risk ratio; LCI, 95% lower confidence interval; UCI, 95% upper confidence interval; no., number. Independent variables of interest are in bold.