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

Table 6

Comparison of baseline characteristics in normal and PE women who suffered cesarean section.

Variables	PE () (%)	Normal () (%)	value
Age			0.488^b
Prepregnant BMI			0.316^b
BMI increment			0.576^b
Gravidity	2 (1-3)	2 (1-3)	0.240^c
Parity	1 (1-2)	1 (1-2)	0.623^c
Primipara	85 (70.25)	67 (68.37)	0.770^a
Gestational weeks (d)	260 (251-269)	276 (272-282)	<0.001^c
Male baby	60 (49.59)	54 (55.10)	0.497^a
Neonatal weight (g)	2960.0 (2170.0-3400.0)	3252.5 (3050.0-3600.0)	<0.001^c
Education background	4 (3-4)	4 (3-4)	0.141^c
Annual income	3 (2-3)	2 (2-3)	0.172^c
Leakage Index	0 (0-1)	0 (0-1)	0.073^c
Pain scale	1 (1-1)	1 (1-1)	0.240^c
Exclusive breastfeeding	40 (33.06)	54 (55.10)	0.002^a
EPDS score			<0.001^b
PPD	39 (32.23)	13 (13.27)	0.001^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.