Research Article
The Relationship between Gestational Weight Gain and Postpartum Depression in Normal and Overweight Pregnant Women
Table 1
Characteristics of participants in depressed and nondepressed groups.
| | Variable | | Total
n (%) | Non- depressed (n%) | Depressed (n%) | P- value |
| | Education | <6 | 51 (29.3) | 39 (22.41) | 12 (6.89) | 0.098 | | (year) | 6-9 | 33 (19) | 17 (9.77) | 16 (9.19) | | | | 9-12 | 63 (36.2) | 42 (24.1) | 21 (12.06) | | university | 27 (15.5) | 20 (11.49) | 7 (4.02) |
| | Type of delivery | NVD | 119 (68.4) | 79 (45.4) | 40 (22.98) | 0.553 | | | C/S | 55 (31.6) | 39 (22.41) | 16 (9.19) | |
| | Sex of neonate | Female | 90 (51.7) | 58 (33.33) | 32 (18.39) | 0.324 | | | Male | 84 (48.3) | 60 (33.48) | 24 (13.79) | |
| | Gravid | 1 | 73 (42) | 48 (27.58) | 25 (4.36) | 0.956 | | | 2 | 59 (33.9) | 40 (22.98) | 19 (10.91) | | | 3 | 29 (16.7) | 20 (11.49) | 9 (5.17) | | 4 | 9 (5.2) | 7 (4.02) | 2 (1.14) | | 5 | 4 (2.3) | 3 (1.72) | 1 (.57) |
| | Employment status | House wife | 158 (90.8) | 110 (63.21) | 48 (27.58) | 0.158 | | | Employed | 16 (9.2) | 8 (4.59) | 8 (4.59) | |
| | Education of spouse | <6 | 27 (15.5) | 19 (10.91) | 8 (4.59) | 0.170 | | (year) | 6-9 | 48 (27.6) | 30 (17.24) | 18 (10.34) | | | | 9-12 | 68 (39.1) | 43 (24.71) | 25 (14.36) | | University | 31 (17.8) | 26 (14.94) | 5 (2.87) |
| | Employment of spouse | Unemployed | 16 (9.2) | 11 (6.32) | 5 (2.87) | 0.84 | | | Worker | 39 (22.4) | 27 (15.51) | 12 (6.89) | | | Employee | 17 (9.8) | 13 (7.47) | 4 (2.29) | | Free job | 102 (58.6) | 67 (38.55) | 35 (20.11) |
| Age (mean)
(18-35 yr) | - | 25.7 ± 3.1 | 25.2 ± 2.1 | 26.6 ± 2.7 | 0.57 |
| Family income (tuman1)
(mean) | - | 1320000 ± 97000 | 1640000 ± 112000 | 1014000 ± 83000 | 0.046 |
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Note. Values are expressed as means and standard deviations or number and percentage.
1 At the time of data collection, US$1 = 3,400 Tuman.
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