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Table 1 Baseline characteristics for Western and ethnic minority women

From: A prospective cohort study of depression in pregnancy, prevalence and risk factors in a multi-ethnic population

 

Total n =749

Western Europe n = 305

Ethnic Minority Group n = 444

South Asia n = 189

Middle East n = 113

Other Minorities n = 142

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n(%)

Age, mean (SD)

29.9 (4.84)

30.9 (4.50)

29.2 (4.93)

28.7 (4.46)

29.6 (5.46)

29.4 (5.07)

Week of inclusion, mean (SD)

15.1 (3.39)

14.2 (2.25)

15.7 (3.87)

15.6 (3.86)

15.1 (3.27)

16.2 (4.26)

Nulliparous

344 (45.9)

157 (51.5)

187 (42.1)

78 (41.3)

40 (35.4)

69 (48.6)

Single parenthood1

40 (5.3)

13 (4.3)

27 (6.1)

2 (1.1)

5 (4.4)

20 (14.1)

Education

  <10 years of education

120 (16.1)

9 (3.0)

111 (25.2)

34 (18.1)

42 (37.5)

35 (24.8)

  10-12 years

295 (39.7)

95 (31.4)

200 (45.4)

93 (49.5)

51 (45.5)

56 (39.7)

  13-16 years

229 (30.8)

126 (41.6)

103 (23.4)

48 (25.5)

16 (14.3)

39 (27.7)

  university/college

100(13.5)

73 (24.1)

27 (6.1)

13 (6.9)

3 (2.7)

11 (7.8)

Unemployed in pre-pregnancy

219 (29.5)

36 (11.9)

183 (41.7)

71 (38.0)

59 (52.2)

53 (38.1)

Proportion with low score for socioeconomic position

294 (39.3)

61 (20)

233 (52.5)

88 (46.6)

72 (63.7)

73 (51.4)

Proportion with low score for social integration

300 (40.1)

17(5.6)

283 (63.7)

122 (64.6)

73 (64.6)

88 (62.0)

Self-reported adverse life events at inclusion2

  ≥2 events

66 (9.1)

23 (7.8)

43 (10.0)

16 (8.6)

16 (14.5)

11 (8.2)

Self-reported adverse life events after inclusion3

  ≥2 events

45 (6.1)

16 (5.4)

29 (6.5)

14 (7.4)

10 (8.8)

5 (3.6)

Poor subjective health 3 months before pregnancy

77 (10.4)

17 (5.6)

60 (13.7)

30 (16.0)

18 (16.2)

12 (8.7)

Previous history of depression3

114 (18.2)

61 (23.1)

53 (14.6)

21 (13.5)

15 (16.5)

17 (14.8)

  1. 1Living without a partner.
  2. 2Past six months.
  3. 3Data collected postpartum.
  4. Values are n (%) if not stated otherwise.