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. 2022 Aug 11;316:245–253. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.08.017

Table 3.

Comparison of clinically significant symptoms of depression (EPDS ≥ 13) in pregnant and postpartum women across countries.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Pregnant women: χ2(8) = 46.19, p < .001
1. Brazil
2. Chile 0.36
3. Cyprus 22.37⁎⁎⁎ 14.17⁎⁎⁎
4. Greece 26.31⁎⁎⁎ 15.61⁎⁎⁎ 0.06
5. Israel 5.61 2.45 5.42 5.55
6. Portugal 17.63⁎⁎⁎ 8.09 3.61 3.75 0.93
7. Spain 9.12 4.08 5.07 5.31 0.10 0.54
8. Turkey 9.08 3.33 8.55 10.02 0.01 2.63 0.30
9. UK 1.82 0.43 10.24⁎⁎ 11.10⁎⁎⁎ 0.86 4.44 1.77 1.09



Postpartum women: χ2(8) = 119.40, p < .001
1. Brazil
2. Chile 13.71⁎⁎⁎
3. Cyprus 44.85⁎⁎⁎ 8.21
4. Greece 53.04⁎⁎⁎ 7.64 0.18
5. Israel 64.86⁎⁎⁎ 13.48⁎⁎⁎ 0.30 1.14
6. Portugal 49.48⁎⁎⁎ 3.03 2.93 2.14 6.60
7. Spain 20.69⁎⁎⁎ 0.01 9.44 9.22 16.11⁎⁎⁎ 3.79
8. Turkey 19.34⁎⁎⁎ 0.09 12.60⁎⁎⁎ 13.07⁎⁎⁎ 21.07⁎⁎⁎ 6.79 0.22
9. UK 5.58 1.97 18.74⁎⁎⁎ 19.80⁎⁎⁎ 28.32⁎⁎⁎ 13.18⁎⁎⁎ 2.96 1.91

Notes: Bonferroni-corrected p-value (.05/36) = .0014. UK = United Kingdom.

⁎⁎

p < .01.

⁎⁎⁎

p < .001.