Development of Postpartum Depression in Pregnant Women with Preeclampsia: A Retrospective Study

Table 2

Comparison of demographic characteristics and delivery characteristics in normal women.

Variables	PPD group (N=11)	NO-PPD group (N=79)	P value
Delivery mode
Vaginal delivery	4	26
Cesarean section	7	53	1.000
Age(y)	30(28-39)	30(27-32)	0.456
Gravidity	2(2-4)	2(1-3)	0.551
Parity	0(0-1)	0(0-1)	0.953
Previous C-S	0(0-0)	0(0-0)	0.530
Gestational weeks(d)	273(268-276)	275(271-278)	0.452
Neonatal weight(g)	3290(2800-3400)	3175(2950-3470)	0.530
BMI (kg/m^2)^#	28.35(24.80-29.34)	27.56(26.22-28.89)	0.460
Premature birth
Yes	2	5
No	9	74	0.203

Continuous variables are presented as the median ± quartile, and the Mann-Whitney U test was used to determine differences. Categorical data are presented as frequencies, and the chi-square test was used to compare differences.
Previous cesarean section.
^#BMI before delivery.