Table 1.

Participants’ demographic characteristics and information and their association with PPD (After delivery and 6 month after delivery) among the participants (N = 186)

Variables	Mean (SD)	PPD (after delivery)		PPD (6 month after delivery)
		Pearson correlation coefficient	P value	Pearson correlation coefficient	P value
Age of mother (year)	29.24 (5.89)	0.11	P = 0.88	0.00	P = 0.92
BMI of mother	29.25 (4.74)	− 0.00	P = 0.93	− 0.05	P = 0.43

	N (%)	Statistical test	P value	Statistical test	P value
Sex of the baby
Boy	93 (50.00)	t = 1.01	P = 0.31	t =  − 1.05	P = 0.29
Girl	93 (50.00)
Type of delivery
Vaginal	43 (23.10)	t =  − 2.19	P = 0.030*	t = 1.72	P = 0.08
Cesarean section	143 (76.90)
Previous delivery
Vaginal	41 (22.00)
Cesarean section	76 (40.90)	H = 2.44	P = 0.29	H = 4.70	P = 0.09
None	69 (37.10)
Number of deliveries
1	62 (33.30)
2	60 (32.30)	F = 1.22	P = 0.30	F = 1.61	P = 0.18
3	40 (21.50)
4 ≤	24 (12.90)
Number of pregnancies
1	68 (36.60)
2	70 (37.60)	F = 0.02	P = 0.98	F = 1.55	P = 0.16
3 ≤	48 (25.80)
Abortion
Yes	35 (18.80)	t = 1.01	P = 0.31	t = 0.84	P = 0.40
No	151 (81.20)
Number of children
1	69 (37.10)
2	71 (38.20)	F = 0.08	P = 0.91	F = 1.65	P = 0.19
3 ≤	46 (24.70)
Employment status
Employed	20 (10.8)	Z =  − 0.42	P = 0.67	Z =  − 1.49	P = 0.13
Housewife	166 (89.2)
Educational level
< Diploma	41 (22.0)	H = 8.88	P = 0.012*	H = 5.10	P = 0.07
Diploma	84 (45.2)
Academic	61 (32.8)
Income (million riyal)
< 0.5	99 (53.2)
0.5–1	47 (25.3)	H = 1.14	P = 0.56	H = 1.58	P = 0.45
> 1	40 (21.5)

Data were presented numerically (%). The sample consisted of 186 participants with mean age of 29.24 ± 5.89 years. Z = Mann Whitney u test; H = Kruskal Wallis test; F = ANOVA test. *p < 0.05. PPD: Postpartum depression