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. 2022 Aug 6;22:479. doi: 10.1186/s12887-022-03526-5

Table 3.

Maternal mental health and HIV status correlations with NBAS section scores

Possibly depressed Not possibly depressed independent two-sample t-test significance
Mean(SD)
n = 97
Mean(SD)
n = 35
Significance
p ≤ 0.05
Habituation

n = 72

5.18(2.04)

n = 29

4.90(2.39)

0.55#
HIV +  HIV- HIV +  HIV- HIV +  HIV-

n = 41

4.74(1,97)

n = 31

5.77(2.02)

n = 22

5.25(2.22)

n = 7

3.80)2.76)

0.36# 0.04*#
Social interaction

n = 96

3.00(1.57)

n = 34

2.81(1.62)

0.57#
HIV +  HIV- HIV +  HIV- HIV +  HIV-

n = 57

2.61(1.21)

n = 39

3.57(1.85)

n = 21

2.67(1.80)

n = 13

3.51(1.30)

0.89@ 0.36#
Motor system

n = 97

4.50(0.80)

n = 35

4.13(0.96)

0.03*#
HIV +  HIV- HIV +  HIV- HIV +  HIV-

n = 58

4.23(0.72)

n = 39

4.90(0.76)

n = 22

4.13(0.98)

n = 13

4.14(0.96)

0.61# 0.01*#
State organization

n = 97

3.69(0.56)

n = 35

3.46(0.64)

0.05*#
HIV +  HIV- HIV +  HIV- HIV +  HIV-

n = 58

3.55(0.46)

n = 39

3.90(0.63)

n = 22

3.40(0.61)

n = 13

3.58(0.70)

0.24# 0.13#
State regulation

n = 97

4.52(1.75)

n = 35

3.96(1.17)

0.04*@
HIV +  HIV- HIV +  HIV- HIV +  HIV-

n = 58

4.28(1.64)

n = 39

4.89(1.87)

n = 22

4.01(1.19)

n = 13

3.87(1.18)

0.42@ 0.07#
Autonomic system

n = 97

5.52(1.44)

n = 35

5.26(1.41)

0.36#
HIV +  HIV- HIV +  HIV- HIV +  HIV-

n = 58

5.62(1.53)

n = 39

5.37(1.31)

n = 22

5.13(1.38)

n = 13

5.48(1.49)

0.19# 0.81#
Total abnormal reflexes

n = 95

4.34(3.20)

n = 35

4.46(2.24)

0.811@
HIV +  HIV- HIV +  HIV- HIV +  HIV-

n = 56

6.04(2.87)

n = 39

1.90(1.74)

n = 22

5.23(2.02)

n = 13

3.15(2.03)

0.17@ 0.04*#

When n values in subgroups are lower than the total group, infants were unable to complete the examination due to fragility or were awake for the habituation section

#Equal variance assumed according to Levine’s test for equality of variances

@Equal variances not assumed according to Levine’s test for equality of variances

*p value significant at the 95% confidence level