Table 1.
Comparison of demographic and clinical variables of the group of pregnant women with depressive disorders (DG, n = 281) vs. the group of matched controls with physiological pregnancy (CG, n = 200).
| DG (n = 281) |
CG (n = 200) |
χ2/F | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI | 27.20 ± 4.30 | 25.80 ± 7.60 | 0.979 | 0.373 |
| Parity, n (%) | ||||
| • nulliparous | 139 (49.50) | 108 (54.00) | 0.961 | 0.187 |
| • multiparous | 142 (50.50) | 92 (46.00) | ||
| Smoking habit, n (%) | ||||
| • yes | 91 (32.40) | 1 (0.50) | 76.789 | <0.001 |
| • no | 190 (67.60) | 199 (99.50) | ||
| Gestational age at delivery (weeks) | 40.00 ± 2.90 | 39.16 ± 1.70 | 0.713 | 0.562 |
| Preterm birth, n (%) | ||||
| • yes | 29 (10.40) | 7 (3.50) | 7.907 | 0.003 |
| • no | 251 (89.60) | 193 (96.50) | ||
| Induction of labor, n (%) | ||||
| • yes | 122 (43.40) | 11 (5.50) | 83.966 | <0.001 |
| • no | 159 (56.60) | 189 (94.50) | ||
| Delivery, n (%) | ||||
| • spontaneous | 134 (47.70) | 169 (84.50) | 67.924 | <0.001 |
| • cesarean section | 147 (52.30) | 31 (15.50) | ||
| Neonatal weight (grams) | 3017 ± 524.19 | 3259 ± 507.47 | 25.499 | <0.001 |
| SGA, n (%) | ||||
| • yes | 37 (13.20) | 11 (5.50) | 7.646 | 0.004 |
| • no | 244 (86.80) | 189 (94.50) | ||
| APGAR score at 5 min | 8.79 ± 0.66 | 8.99 ± 0.29 | 16.163 | <0.001 |
BMI: body mass index, SGA: small for gestational age.