Pregnancy characteristics and lifestyle of pregnant women (n=813)
| Characteristic | Total n (%) | Depression symptoms | P value | |
| No n (%) | Yes n (%) | |||
| Parity | 0.201 | |||
| 0 | 338 (41.6) | 314 (92.9) | 24 (7.1) | |
| 1 | 413 (50.8) | 368 (89.1) | 45 (10.9) | |
| ≥2 | 62 (7.6) | 56 (90.3) | 6 (9.7) | |
| Method of pregnancy | 0.034* | |||
| Artificial insemination | 33 (4.1) | 26 (78.8) | 7 (21.2) | |
| Spontaneous pregnancy | 780 (95.9) | 712 (91.3) | 68 (8.7) | |
| Planned pregnancy | 0.291 | |||
| Yes | 480 (59.0) | 440 (91.7) | 40 (8.3) | |
| No | 333 (41.0) | 298 (89.5) | 35 (10.5) | |
| Number of abortions | 0.112 | |||
| 0 | 520 (64.0) | 480 (92.3) | 40 (7.7) | |
| 1 | 114 (14.0) | 99 (86.8) | 15 (13.2) | |
| ≥2 | 179 (22.0) | 159 (88.8) | 20 (11.2) | |
| Pregnancy complications | 0.646 | |||
| Yes | 85 (10.5) | 76 (89.4) | 9 (10.6) | |
| No | 728 (89.5) | 662 (90.9) | 66 (9.1) | |
| Regular antenatal examination | 0.126 | |||
| Yes | 743 (91.4) | 678 (91.3) | 65 (8.7) | |
| No | 70 (8.6) | 60 (85.7) | 10 (14.3) | |
| Prepregnancy BMI | 0.002 | |||
| Thin | 165 (20.4) | 158 (95.8) | 7 (4.2) | |
| Normal | 542 (67.1) | 479 (88.4) | 63 (11.6) | |
| Overweight/obesity | 101 (12.5) | 97 (96.0) | 4 (4.0) | |
| Exercise | 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 743 (91.4) | 682 (91.8) | 61 (8.2) | |
| No | 70 (8.6) | 56(50) | 14 (20.0) | |
*Continuity correction.
†The signifance of bold font is ‘P < 0.05’, and the results are statistically significant.
BMI, body mass index.