Table 2: Maternal characteristics of women with and without depression or anxiety in early pregnancy according to the scores on the HADS-depression (HADS-D) and HADS-anxiety (HADS-A) subscales.

 

Maternal characteristics1

HADS-D -

N = 2454 (%)

HADS-D +

N =140 (%)

HADS-A -

N = 2118 (%)

HADS-A +

N = 463 (%)

Demographics

Maternal age (years)

≤ 30

1291 (52.6)

71 (50.7)

1102 (52.0)

256 (55.3)

30-34

903 (36.8)

51 (36.4)

789 (37.3)

161 (34.8)

≥ 35

260 (10.6)

18 (12.9)

227 (10.7)

46 (9.9)

Level of education

High

1829 (74.5)

91 (65.0)

1583 (74.7)

320 (69.1)

Intermediate

561 (22.9)

40 (28.6)

487 (23.0)

119 (25.7)

Low

54 (2.2)

9 (6.4)

38 (1.8)

24 (5.2)

Net household income (€/month)

< 2500

322 (13.1)

29 (20.7)

282 (13.3)

69 (14.9)

≥ 2500

1741 (70.9)

81 (57.9)

1505 (71.1)

312 (67.4)

Population group

Dutch

2374 (96.7)

132 (94.3)

2050 (96.8)

443 (95.7)

Non-Dutch

73 (3.0)

81

60 (2.8)

20 (4.3)

Living together with partner

Yes

1996 (81.3)

100 (71.4)

1740 (82.2)

350 (75.6)

No

65 (2.6)

10 (7.1)

50 (2.4)

25 (5.4)

Medical history

Parity

Primiparity

1410 (57.5)

67 (47.9)

1191 (56.2)

280 (60.5)

Multiparity

1043 (42.5)

73 (52.1)

926 (43.7)

183 (39.5)

Pre-pregnancy BMI

Normal weight

1670 (68.1)

89 (63.6)

1450 (68.5)

302 (65.2)

Underweight

68 (2.8)

6 (4.3)

57 (2.7)

18 (3.9)

Overweight/obese

539 (22.0)

35 (25.0)

467 (22.0)

102 (22.0)

Time to pregnancy2

< 1 month

649 (28.6)

34 (32.1)

574 (29.3)

115 (27.8)

1-12 months

1324 (58.3)

59 (55.7)

1133 (57.9)

233 (56.4)

> 12 months

284 (12.5)

10 (9.4)

236 (12.1)

63 (15.3)

Previous miscarriages

Yes

525 (21.4)

28 (20.0)

431 (20.3)

115 (24.8)

No

1929 (78.6)

112 (80.0)

1687 (79.7)

348 (75.2)

Use of reproductive techniques

Natural conception

2262 (92.2)

134 (95.7)

1969 (93.0)

417 (90.1)

Yes

183 (7.5)

6 (4.3)

142 (6.7)

44 (9.5)

Chronic diseases

Yes

426 (17.4)

28 (20.1)

360 (17.0)

91 (19.7)

No

2005 (81.7)

109 (77.9)

1739 (82.1)

365 (78.8)

Pregnancy-related characteristics

Unplanned pregnancy

Yes

175 (7.1)

34 (24.3)

156 (7.4)

48 (10.4)

No

2272 (92.6)

106 (75.7)

1957 (92.4)

413 (89.2)

Infection during pregnancy

Yes

1110 (45.2)

67 (47.9)

948 (44.8)

223 (48.2)

No

1195 (48.7)

65 (46.4)

1046 (49.4)

210 (45.4)

Severe nausea

Yes

486 (19.8)

52 (37.1)

421 (19.9)

111 (24.0)

No

1333 (54.3)

56 (40.0)

1145 (54.1)

237 (51.2)

Extreme fatigue

Yes

888 (36.2)

77 (55.0)

755 (35.6)

205 (44.3)

No

931 (37.9)

31 (22.1)

815 (38.5)

142 (30.7)

Health behaviour during pregnancy

Smoking

Yes

136 (5.5)

17 (12.1)

111 (5.2)

44 (9.5)

No

2316 (94.4)

123 (87.9)

2006 (94.7)

418 (90.3)

Alcohol

Yes

366 (14.9)

29 (20.7)

314 (14.8)

76 (16.4)

No

2083 (84.9)

110 (78.6)

1801 (85.0)

384 (82.9)

Caffeine consumption

Normal (≤ 1400 mg)

1814 (73.9)

105 (76.0)

1570 (74.1)

343 (74.1)

High (> 1400 mg)

610 (24.9)

33 (23.6)

521 (24.6)

116 (25.1)

Physical exercise

No

167 (6.8)

27 (19.3)

144 (6.8)

49 (10.6)

< 150 m/week

1038 (42.3)

54 (38.6)

884 (41.7)

196 (42.3)

≥ 150 min/week

1247 (50.8)

56 (40.0)

1086 (51.3)

217 (46.9)

Psychosocial characteristics

Negative live event score

0

1894 (77.2)

95 (67.9)

1647 (77.8)

331 (71.5)

≤ 50

424 (17.3)

32 (22.9)

365 (17.2)

91 (19.7)

> 50

136 (5.5)

13 (9.3)

106 (5.0)

41 (8.9)

Use of medication for depression or anxiety disorders

Yes

20 (0.8)

6 (4.3)

15 (0.7)

11 (2.4)

No

2268 (92.4)

120 (85.7)

1978 (93.4)

397 (85.7)

History of depression

Yes

552 (22.5)

50 (35.7)

426 (20.1)

172 (37.1)

No

1893 (77.1)

90 (64.3)

1685 (79.6)

289 (62.4)

Family history of depression

Yes

610 (24.9)

50 (35.7)

485 (22.9)

167 (36.1)

No

1843 (75.1)

90 (64.3)

1632 (77.1)

296 (63.9)

 

1Numbers of women within the strata do not add up to the total number of women for all variables due to missing values; 2 Women with planned pregnancies only.