. 2022 Nov 17;2022:9127358. doi: 10.1155/2022/9127358

Table 2.

Obstetric and medical characteristics of the study sample.

Sl no.	Obstetric and medical characteristics	Not depressed (EPDS < 13) (245)	Depressed (EPDS > 13) (69)	Total (314)	Significance
1	Presence of health problems during the current pregnancy
	Yes	71 (28.98%)	30 (43.47%)	101 (32.17%)	χ ² = 5.18 p = 0.023^∗
	No	174 (71.02%)	39 (56.52%)	213 (67.83%)	χ ² = 5.18 p = 0.023^∗

2	Thyroid problem
	Yes	25 (10.20%)	8 (11.60%)	33 (10.51%)	χ ² = 0.111 p = 0.739
	No	220 (89.80%)	61 (88.40%)	281 (89.49%)	χ ² = 0.111 p = 0.739

3	History of past psychiatric illness
	Yes	2 (0.82%)	2 (2.90%)	4 (1.28%)	χ ² = 1.85 p = 0.173
	No	243 (99.18%)	67 (97.10%)	310 (98.72%)	χ ² = 1.85 p = 0.173

4	Alcoholism in spouse
	Yes	31 (12.66%)	5 (7.25%)	36 (11.47%)	χ ² = 1.55 p = 0.213
	No	214 (87.34%)	64 (92.75%)	278 (88.53%)	χ ² = 1.55 p = 0.213

5	Parity
	Primigravida	136 (55.52%)	35 (50.72%)	171 (54.46%)	χ ² = 0.49 p = 0.481
	Multigravida	109 (44.48%)	34 (49.28%)	143 (45.54%)	χ ² = 0.49 p = 0.481

6	Previous history of miscarriage
	Yes	52 (21.22%)	20 (28.99%)	72 (22.93%)	χ ² = 1.83 p = 0.176
	No	193 (78.78%)	49 (71.01%)	242 (77.07%)	χ ² = 1.83 p = 0.176

^∗Significant.