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

Table 7

Comparison of the incidence of PPD between normal and PE women.

Variables	PPD (%)	Non-PPD (%)	value^a
Normal ()	43 (14.58)	252 (85.42)	Reference
Total PE ()	40 (30.77)	90 (69.23)	<0.001
Mild PE ()^#	20 (27.03)	54 (72.97)	0.014
Severe PE ()	16 (36.96)	30 (63.04)	0.002
PE+FGR ()	17 (44.74)	21 (52.26)	<0.001
NICU ()	11 (36.66)	19 (63.33)	0.004
PE+preterm ()	20 (32.79)	41 (67.21)	0.001

^aAll of the values are calculated by the chi-squared test. ^#In this group, 10 subjects with mild PE but with FGR were excluded.