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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Obstet Gynaecol. 2022 Sep 30;42(7):3014–3020. doi: 10.1080/01443615.2022.2125298

Table 3.

Association of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) with Probable Prenatal Depression (CES-D Score ≥16)

Unadjusted
OR (95% CI)
Adjusteda
OR (95% CI)

Adverse Childhood Experiences
  Count 1.24 (1.13–1.35) 1.28 (1.16–1.41)
  Categorical
0 Aces REF REF
1–3 Aces 1.65 (1.07–2.56) 1.58 (0.98–2.54)
4+ Aces 3.50 (2.07–5.92) 3.95 (2.20–7.09)
  Domain
Abuse Count 1.81 (1.32–2.47) 2.01 (1.41–2.86)
Neglect Count 1.62 (1.28–2.06) 1.79 (1.36–2.36)
Dysfunction Count 1.39 (1.19–1.63) 1.40 (1.17–1.68)
a

Adjusted for study recruitment site, ethnicity/race, age, income, parity, and marital status

Bold text indicates significant variables, where confidence intervals do not include 1.