A cross-sectional study of early identification of postpartum depression: Implications for primary care providers from The Ontario Mother & Infant Survey

Table 2 Logistic Regression Model of the Best Predictors of Postpartum Depression¹ within the First Four Weeks Post Discharge (N = 870²)

Predictors of Postpartum Depression³	Adjusted Odds Ratio⁴	95% Confidence Interval
Confidant support score^5,5:
20 to 25	1.00	-
5 to 19	2.28	(1.33,3.93)
Mother's self rating of health⁶:
Excellent/very good	1.00	-
Good/fair/poor	2.84	(1.70,4.74)
Affective support score^5,6:
15	1.00	-
3 to 14	2.26	(1.31,3.91)
Total household income before taxes and deductions⁷ :
$20,000 or more	1.00	-
Less than $20,000	2.45	(1.37,4.36)
After infant was born, mother wanted to stay in hospital⁶:
Shorter/just right/not sure	1.00	-
Longer	1.79	(1.04,3.09)
Help needed to care for an emotional/mental health problem⁶:
Not needed/able to get care or help if needed	1.00	-
Care or help needed but unable to get	3.10	(1.14,8.44)
Mother's rating of infant's health⁶:
Excellent/very good/good	1.00	-
Fair/poor	3.24	(1.15,9.18)
Learning needs while in hospital ^6,8 :
0 to 5	1.00	-
6 or more	1.77	(1.04,3.02)

Final Logistic Regression Model Statistics: Rho-square = 0.21 (a pseudo R², values between 0.2 and 0.4 suggest a very good fit) Hosmer and Lemeshow Goodness-of-fit test = 0.91 (values greater than 0.25 indicate good fit) 91.0% correctly classified ¹Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale ²Five mothers had missing values for one or more of the variables included in the final model ³Exact questions may be obtained from the corresponding author ³Odds ratios for categorical variables represent comparisons with the referent group (OR = 1.00) after adjustment for all other variables in the model ⁴From The Duke-UNC Functional Social Support Questionnaire. ⁵Information collected from mother four weeks after discharge from hospital ⁶Information collected from mother prior to discharge from hospital ⁷Learning needs included information on hospital routines, breast feeding, bottle feeding, infant care and behaviour, signs of illness in infant, physical changes and care of self, emotional changes for self, sexual changes and intercourse, family changes, community support services and other

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