Preeclampsia and Its Complications Exacerbate Development of Postpartum Depression: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 2

Comparison of baseline characteristics between PPD and non-PPD women in the normal group.

Variables	PPD group ()	Non-PPD group ()	value
Age			0.126^b
Prepregnant BMI			0.387^b
BMI increment			0.284^b
Gravidity	2 (1-3)	2 (1-3)	0.450^c
Parity	1 (1-2)	1 (1-2)	0.242^c
Primipara	28 (65.12)	185 (73.41)	0.173^a
Cesarean section	13 (30.23)	85 (33.73)	0.397^a
Gestational weeks (d)	276 (273-283)	277 (272-282)	0.611^c
Male baby	26 (60.47)	141 (55.95)	0.352^a
Neonatal weight (g)	3240.00 (3040.00-3700.00)	3260.00 (3030.00-3530.00)	0.352^c
Education background	3 (3-4)	4 (3-4)	0.290^c
Annual income	3 (2-3)	3 (2-3)	0.851^c
Leakage Index Score	1 (0-2)	0 (0-2)	0.419^c
Pain scale	1 (1-2)	1 (1-1)	0.209^c
Exclusive breastfeeding	21 (48.84)	149 (59.13)	0.137^a

^aThe value is calculated by the chi-squared test. ^bThe value is calculated by an independent sample -test. ^cThe value is calculated by the Kruskal-Wallis test.