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

Table 5

Comparison of characteristics between two different delivery modes in normal women.

Variables	C-sections () (%)	Vaginal delivery () (%)	value
Age			0.011^b
Prepregnant BMI			0.239^b
BMI increment			0.381^b
Gravidity	2 (1-3)	2 (1-2)	0.257^c
Parity	1 (1-2)	1 (1-2)	0.270^c
Primipara	67 (68.37)	146 (74.11)	0.335^a
Gestational weeks (d)	276 (272-282)	277 (272-282)	0.635^c
Male baby	54 (55.10)	113 (57.36)	0.803^a
Neonatal weight (g)	3252.5 (3050.0-3600.0)	3260.0 (3020.0-3535.0)	0.275^c
Education background	4 (3-4)	4 (3-4)	0.120^c
Annual income	2 (2-3)	3 (2-3)	0.024^c
Leakage Index	0 (0-1)	1 (0-2)	<0.001^c
Pain scale	1 (1-1)	1 (1-1)	0.025^c
Exclusive breastfeeding	54 (55.10)	116 (58.88)	0.617^a
EPDS score			0.337^b
PPD	13 (13.27)	30 (15.23)	0.728^a

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