Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants
Variable | Descriptive | Depression group | Control group | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (n, %) | ||||
18–25 years old | 118 (17.7) | 16 (14.8) | 102 (18.3) | 0.87 |
26–30 years old | 315 (47.4) | 58 (53.7) | 257 (46.1) | |
31–40 years old | 228 (34.3) | 33 (30.6) | 195 (35.0) | |
41–45 years old | 4 (0.6) | 1 (0.9) | 3 (0.5) | |
Education level (n, %) | ||||
High school degree or less | 284 (42.7) | 54 (50.0) | 230 (41.3) | 0.319 |
Associate degree | 179 (26.9) | 21 (19.4) | 158 (28.4) | |
Undergraduate degree | 176 (26.5) | 28 (25.9) | 148 (26.6) | |
Graduate degree | 26 (3.9) | 5 (4.6) | 21 (3.8) | |
Parity (n, %) | ||||
First pregnancy | 368 (55.3) | 58 (53.7) | 310 (55.7) | 0.709 |
Second pregnancy | 297 (44.7) | 50 (46.3) | 247 (44.3) | |
Gestation week (Mean ± SDa) | 10.67 ± 1.69 | 10.31 ± 1.75 | 10.74 ± 1.67 | 0.015* |
BMIb (kg/m2) of pre-pregnancy (Mean ± SDa) | 22.72 ± 4.08 | 22.80 ± 4.33 | 22.70 ± 4.03 | 0.818 |
History of abortion frequency (Median [25−75%]) | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–1) | 0.787 |