Prepregnancy Depression and Breastfeeding Duration: A Look at Maternal Age
Table 1
Distribution of study population characteristics by prepregnancy depression (N=62,483).
Total
Pre-Pregnancy Depression
Yes
No
N (weighted %)
n (weighted row %)
n (weighted row %)
Age
< 20
4979 (6.4)
653 (13.3)
4326 (86.7)
20-24
13981 (21.0)
1779 (11.6)
12202 (88.4)
25-29
17892 (30.1)
1881 (9.8)
16011 (90.2)
30-34
16466 (27.4)
1615 (8.6)
14851 (91.4)
≥ 35
9164 (15.2)
868 (8.7)
8296 (91.3)
Race Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White
31330 (62.0)
4016 (11.6)
27314 (88.4)
Non-Hispanic Black
10056 (13.0)
1029 (7.6)
9027 (92.4)
Non-Hispanic Other
10007 (9.4)
850 (7.0)
9157 (93.0)
Hispanic
10444 (15.6)
825 (6.9)
9619 (93.1)
Education
Less than High School
9204 (13.5)
1277 (12.6)
7927 (87.5)
High School
15846 (23.9)
1973 (11.4)
13873 (88.6)
College or Higher
36576 (62.6)
3438 (8.8)
33138 (91.3)
Marital Status
Married
36547 (61.9)
3067 (7.6)
33480 (92.4)
Not Married
25897 (38.1)
3719 (13.7)
22178 (86.3)
Household Income
<$20,000
17585 (28.7)
2834 (15.0)
14751 (85.0)
$20,000-$34,999
11038 (19.7)
1216 (9.6)
9822 (90.4)
$35,000-$49,999
5399 (10.4)
517 (9.0)
4882 (91.0)
≥ $50,000
19439 (41.3)
1518 (7.6)
17921 (92.4)
Insurance
Private
30606 (54.3)
2528 (7.9)
28078 (92.1)
Government
27693 (40.4)
3886 (12.7)
23807 (87.3)
No Coverage
1207 (2.2)
145 (12.0)
1062 (88.0)
Other
1948 (3.1)
136 (6.9)
1812 (93.1)
WIC During Pregnancy
Yes
30312 (44.4)
4102 (12.6)
26210 (7.8)
No
31741 (55.6)
2637 (87.4)
29104 (92.2)
Pre-Pregnancy BMI
Underweight (<18.5)
2771 (4.0)
334 (10.7)
2437 (89.3)
Normal (18.5-24.99)
29035 (50.1)
2612 (8.4)
26423 (91.6)
Overweight (25-29.99)
14465 (24.4)
1599 (9.7)
12866 (90.3)
Obese ( ≥ 30)
13595 (21.5)
2025 (14.2)
11570 (85.8)
Intimate Partner Violence
No abuse
59525 (96.6)
6022 (9.3)
53503 (90.7)
Before pregnancy
805 (1.2)
218 (24.3)
587 (75.7)
During pregnancy
520 (0.7)
124 (21.3)
396 (78.7)
Both before and during pregnancy
1133 (1.5)
355 (28.9)
778 (71.1)
Stressors
0
17163 (30.0)
826 (4.7)
16337 (95.3)
1
14414 (23.2)
1020 (6.6)
13394 (93.4)
2
10894 (17.2)
1110 (9.4)
9784 (90.6)
≥ 3
19763 (29.5)
3813 (18.1)
15950 (81.9)
Pregnancy Intent
Intended
39915 (91.4)
3851 (8.9)
36064 (91.1)
Not intended
4313 (8.6)
714 (14.3)
3599 (85.7)
Breastfeeding Duration
Never Breastfed
9479 (16.0)
1511 (13.5)
7968 (86.5)
≤ 8 weeks
14702 (22.2)
2072 (13.4)
12630 (86.6)
> 8 weeks
38302 (61.8)
3213 (7.7)
35089 (92.3)
Note. WIC refers to Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. BMI = body mass index. Sample size is unweighted; percentages are weighted. Chi-square p<0.001.
