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Table 2 Outcome at age 24 months in children of mothers with normal (<13) or high (≥13) scores on the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS).

From: Maternal postnatal depression and child growth: a European cohort study

EPDS

<13

≥13

  
 

N = 827

N = 102

Estimated difference in z-score

 

mean (SD)

mean (SD)

Baseline adjusted

Fully adjusted*

Age at exam (Months)

24.2 (0.6)

24.2 (0.5)

  

Weight (kg)

12.4 (1.4)

12.4 (1.4)

  

z-score

0.34 (0.91)

0.35 (0.93)

0.08 (-0.10, 0.26)

0.01 (-0.18, 0.19)

Length (cm)

88.0 (3.3)

87.8 (3.1)

  

z-score

0.22 (1.01)

0.17 (0.99)

0.03 (-0.16, 0.23)

-0.10 (-0.29, 0.10)

Triceps skinfold thickness (mm)

8.9 (2.1)

9.1 (2.2)

  

z-score

0.52 (1.11)

0.62 (1.14)

0.05 (-0.23, 0.33)

0.09 (-0.21, 0.39)

Subscap skinfold thickness (mm)

6.6 (1.6)

6.9 (1.8)

  

z-score

0.29 (1.13)

0.48 (1.11)

0.13 (-0.14, 0.41)

0.14 (-0.16, 0.44)

Weight-for length

    

z-score

0.25 (0.91)

0.30 (0.91)

0.08 (-0.10, 0.26)

0.01 (-0.18, 0.19)

  1. * adjusted by country, feeding type, single mother, mother's age, birthorder, bmi of mother, stress in pregnancy, caesarean section, pregnancy not wished, and respective anthropometric measurement at baseline, smoking