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 alters –in 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: Kin –in 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 alters –remote 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.