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. 2021 Jul 28;11:15324. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-94790-5

Table 5.

The adjusted mean differences of depression scores during pregnancy periods associated with DSM-5 symptoms of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake and potential risk factors.

Depression scores in pregnancy trimesters
First First + second First + second + third
Adj. βa (95% CI)a Adj. βa (95% CI)a Adj. βa (95% CI)a
Continuous variables
Age, year 0.08 (− 0.09, 0.25) 0.13 (− 0.02, 0.28) 0.10 (− 0.05, 0.24)
Body mass index, Kg/m2  − 0.03 (− 0.25, 0.19)  − 0.17* (− 0.31, − 0.03)  − 0.14* (− 0.25, − 0.03)
DSM-5 symptoms, no 0.31 (− 0.06, 0.69) 0.25* (0.04, 0.45) 0.21* (0.04, 0.38)
Categorical variables
Educational level
 High school Ref Ref Ref
 College  − 3.03* (− 5.31, − 0.75)  − 2.76* (− 4.81, − 0.72)  − 2.73* (− 4.70, − 0.77)
 Graduate school  − 3.86* (− 6.69, − 1.02)  − 3.06* (− 5.62, − 0.50)  − 2.62* (− 5.09, − 0.14)
Amount of SSB intake, mL/day
 Non-intake Ref Ref Ref
 1–500  − 1.69 (− 3.68, 0.32)  − 0.18 (− 1.32, 0.95) 0.24 (− 0.65, 1.13)
 > 500  − 1.65 (− 4.01, 0.71) 0.16 (− 1.17, 1.50) 0.41 (− 0.62, 1.44)
Nulliparous
 No Ref Ref Ref
 Yes 0.67 (− 0.89, 2.23) 0.16 (− 1.23, 1.55) 0.52 (− 0.82, 1.86)
Comorbidity
 No Ref Ref Ref
 Yes 0.50 (− 1.09, 2.10) 0.56 (− 0.87, 2.00) 0.44 (− 0.95, 1.82)

aAdjusted regression coefficients (Adj. β) were adjusted for all covariates listed in the table. The 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated for the Adj. β

*Denotes p value < 0.05.