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Table 2 Bivariate comparisons for continuous variables (N = 1062)

From: Depressed mood in pregnancy: Prevalence and correlates in two Cape Town peri-urban settlements

 

EPDS 0-13

EPDS 14-30

 
 

N = 652 (61%)

N = 410 (39%)

Wilcoxan

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Z approx

Age

26.6

5.6

26

5.3

-1.48

Education

10.5

1.8

10.1

1.9

-3.51**

Services

2.0

1.1

1.9

1.2

-1.06

Partner Support

4.1

1.7

3.3

1.9

-6.44**

Mother Support

3.9

2.2

3.4

2.3

-3.40**

Father Support

1.6

1.9

1.3

1.8

-2.75**

Previous Children

0.99

1.0

0.99

1.1

-0.20

Weeks pregnant

25.8

8.0

26.0

8.4

0.78

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01